Black-headed Mannikin & White-headed Mannikin, Frohawk Finches c1896.

by Frohawk, Frederick William

Antique print of Black-headed Mannikin (Munia atricapilla) male, & White-headed Mannikin (Munia maja) male & female. Chromolithograph c1896.

Original colour-printed lithograph by Brumby and Clarke lithographers of Hull, after a drawing by a prominent member of the Victorian natural history scene, Frederick W. Frohawk (1861-1946), who was an English artist - mainly of birds and insects. This brightly-coloured lithograph was printed in colour and published in London circa 1896 for Foreign Finches in Captivity by Arthur G. Butler.

Page size is 27 x 18 cm (10.5 x 7 inches)