Lizars Meleagris Gallopavo, Wild Turkey female & young, c1840

by Lizars, William Home

Female & Young Turkeys finely engraved by William Home Lizars (1788-1859) for Sir William Jardine’s Naturalist’s Library’ Gallinaceous Birds in the series of Ornithology, printed in Edinburgh circa 1820 by W.H. Lizars.

This little engraving has great character and is a well engraved and coloured miniature portrait by WH Lizars.

Page size is 17 x 10cm (6.6.x 4 inches). Mounted in antique white colour rag matt conservation board & covered in cellophane for protection/presentation, the external measurement for framing is 28 x 22cm (11 x 8.6 inches)