Antique Bird Print of The Peregrine Falcon by Sepp & Nozeman, 1829

€ 1 550

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1829
Sheet size: 53 × 37 cm (20.9 × 14.6 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-05991-227

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Condition

Repaired: Repaired tear at the bottom. Good. Some small spots and general age-related toning. Please review the images for further condition details.

About this sheet

Peregrine falcon, the Dutch Slechtvalk, titled "Falco Peregrinus", a hand-colored engraving from Nederlandsche Vogelen, the Amsterdam work on Dutch birds issued by C. Nozeman, M. Houttuyn and J.C. Sepp between 1770 and 1829. The sheet is dated 1829 in the catalog.

A single large falcon is perched on a moss-covered branch in profile, looking to the left with a bright yellow eye ring and a hooked bill. The back and wings are drawn in dark slate gray with each feather outlined, the breast is pale and finely barred, and the long barred tail hangs below the branch. The Latin name is lettered across the upper right.

The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) is a widespread bird of prey, a crow-sized falcon with a blue-gray back and a barred underside, and was known historically in North America as the duck hawk.