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Broinowski Southern Tern and Australian Graceful Tern lithograph c1890

Broinowski Southern Tern and Australian Graceful Tern lithograph c1890

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by Broinowski, Gracius

Antique Print of Australian birds by Broinowski. Sterna melanorhyncha (Gould) Southern Tern. Sterna gracilis (Gould) Graceful Tern (with fish).

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 27mm (approximately 14.1/4 x 10.1/2 inches). Brittle paper on lower right hand extremity of this plate, not affecting image when framed. Accompanying text is available.

Stock Number: apbB1.43Price: $120.00