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Antique Bird Print of a Western Capercaillie or Wood Grouse HenAntique Bird Print of a Western Capercaillie or Wood Grouse HenAntique Bird Print of a Western Capercaillie or Wood Grouse HenAntique Bird Print of a Western Capercaillie or Wood Grouse HenAntique Bird Print of a Western Capercaillie or Wood Grouse Hen

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Antique Bird Print of a Western Capercaillie or Wood Grouse Hen

€ 260

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Sheet size
19.3 × 11.7 cm (7.6 × 4.6 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-12936-43

Condition

General age-related toning. Minor wear and soiling, blank verso. Please study images carefully.

About this sheet

Antique bird print titled 'Auerhenne'. Hand colored original antique print of a Western capercaillie hen, also known as the Eurasian capercaillie, wood grouse, heather cock, cock-of-the-woods, or simply capercaillie, a heavy member of the grouse family and the largest of all extant grouse species.

This print originates from 'Herrn Buffons Naturgeschichte der Voegel' published circa 1795.

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Antique Bird Print of a Western Capercaillie or Wood Grouse Hen
Antique Bird Print of a Western Capercaillie or Wood Grouse Hen
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