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Broinowski New Holland Snipe & Australian Rhynchaea lithograph c1890

Broinowski New Holland Snipe & Australian Rhynchaea lithograph c1890

by Broinowski, Gracius

Broinowski Australian birds antique print Snipe and Ryncheae ("with the stooping carriage of the Dottrel and the quick, bobbing motion of the head and tail of the Sandpiper"), found around waterholes.

Original lithograph printed in colour by G.J. Broinowski for The Birds of Australia published in Sydney circa 1890. 

Born in Poland, Gracius Broinowski (1837-1913) came to Australia at the age of 20, apparently to avoid conscription. Arriving in Portland, Victoria he worked for a printer and publisher, then spent many years travelling around Australia. From 1880 Broinowski taught painting in Sydney and then lithographed the birds of New Zealand and the mammals and birds of Australia.

Page size 365 x 270mm (approximately 14.25 x 10.5 inches). This antique print is in fine condition except for a small tear from edge of page at top left. The usual age discolouration of the paper adds to the charm of this series of lithographs.

Stock Number: apAbBr2.29Price: $95.00

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