J.G. Keulemans lithograph, Cecinus viridis (Green Woodpecker) c1878.

by Keulemans, John Gerrard

Red-headed Woodpecker or Green Woodpecker, Cecinus viridis, antique print by Keulemans, signed JGK.

Original hand-coloured lithograph by eminent bird illustrator and naturalist John Gerrard Keulemans (1842-1912) for "Birds of Europe" published in London between 1870 and 1876 by Henry Eeles Dresser.

Keulemans' skill in the art of lithography is evident in his hand-coloured lithographs. In 1869 fellow ornithologist and colleague of John Gould, Richard Bowdler-Sharpe persuaded the well-travelled Dutchman Keulemans to move from Brussels to London, the most important centre for publications illustrating birds.

Slight age-soiling of paper. Other good condition. Size of plate, as published, is 30 cm x 25 cm (12 inches x 9.3/4 inches)