Black-Throated Wheatear on a Grassy Mound, Hand Colored Print, 1896
€ 95
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1896
Mapmaker / artist
Not named on the sheet
Publisher
John C. Nimmo, London
Technique
Wood Engraving
Coloring
Hand colored
Sheet size
17.5 × 27 cm (6.9 × 10.6 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-11586-29
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
Even age toning. Handling soiling along the bottom, left and right edges. A few small foxing spots in the margin. Complete sheet, all four corners present. Traces of paper and adhesive from the binding along the top edge.
About this sheet
An original wood engraved bird plate, colored by hand, captioned "BLACK-THROATED WHEATEAR." A single bird stands on a low grassy mound, facing to the right with its body level and the head up, the tail held out behind to the left. The face and throat are black, the crown pale, the back sandy buff and the underparts creamy white, while the wings are blackish brown. The tail is white at the base and black at the tip. The mound is washed olive green, with a small grass tuft and a pebble at the left, and a pale gray hill rises in the distance.
The caption is engraved in spaced capitals below the picture: "BLACK-THROATED WHEATEAR." There is no number or other lettering above the picture, and no engraver's credit within it. The bird is named on the plate by its English name only.
This plate comes from the fourth edition of A History of British Birds by the Reverend Francis Orpen Morris (1810 to 1893), rector of Nunburnholme in Yorkshire, who wrote the text. The edition was issued in six volumes by John C. Nimmo of London, and this plate belongs to the third volume, whose title page is dated 1896 and states that the plates are colored by hand. The wood blocks for the plates of the work were engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808 to 1893) of Driffield in Yorkshire. Each plate combines an engraved black key block with a printed gray tint, finished by hand in watercolor.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
