Red-collared Whydah (Penthetria ardens), male & female. Lithograph c1896.

by Frohawk, Frederick William

Antique print of Red-collared Widowbird (Euplectes ardens), c1896.

Original colour-printed lithograph by Brumby and Clarke, Ltd, 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.

This spectacul image is right to the left side of this page. Page size is 27 x 18 cm (10.5 x 7 inches)