Circus Assimilis. Allied Harrier. Circus Jardinii, Jardine's Harrier. c1890

by Broinowski, Gracius

Australian birds of prey with snake antique print c1890.

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. Arriving in Portland, Victoria he worked for a printer and publisher, then spent many years travelling around Australia and New Zealand. From 1880 he 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).