Keulemans Parrot antique print. Nasiterna Pygmaea lithograph c1875

by Keulemans, John Gerrard

Keulemans Pygmy Parrot, exquisite hand-coloured lithograph by JGK.

Original hand-coloured lithograph by eminent bird illustrator and naturalist John Gerrard Keulemans (1842-1912) for "Ornithological Miscellany" published in London between 1875 and 1878 by George Dawson Rowley (1822-1878).

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

This item has been reduced below half-price as the page is lightly age-soiled and there is slight offsetting from opposite page printing, and a small archival repair at the rear of the right edge of this image. Size of plate, as published, is 315 x 245 mm (12 3/8 x 9 5/8 inches)