Broinowski Pacific Gull and Silver Gull. Australian bird lithograph c1890.

by Broinowski, Gracius

Antique Print of Australian Gulls, found in the "southern part of the eastern shores of the Australian continent and the islands of Bass's Straits.. and Tasmania".

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 has the usual age discolouration, more pronounced at the edges, which is complimentary to the bird study. There is a conservation-repaired tear half way down the right side of this brittle paper. The accompanying text is available if desired.