The Typhon Heron, Hand Colored French Bird Print, circa 1830
€ 380
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
circa 1830
Mapmaker / artist
Coenraad Jacob Temminck and Meiffren Laugier de Chartrouse
Publisher
F. G. Levrault, Paris
Technique
Copper Engraving
Coloring
Original hand color
Sheet size
33 × 25 cm (13.0 × 9.8 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-14450-4
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
Light uneven toning, browner towards the edges. Scattered light foxing in the margin. Slight wear at the bottom left corner. Minor edge wear, shallow nicks along the bottom.
About this sheet
An original antique hand colored plate of a heron standing on a stone, drawn life size to the sheet and colored in soft grays and slate blue with a long yellow bill and a crest of fine plumes falling from the back of the head. The caption beneath is engraved in French within brackets, as that work always did it: Heron typhon, male adulte. The bird is placed against the bare paper with no background beyond its stone, which is the convention of the series.
The Nouveau Recueil de Planches Coloriees d'Oiseaux was published in Paris by Levrault between 1820 and 1839 under the direction of Coenraad Jacob Temminck, the first director of the natural history museum at Leiden, with Meiffren Laugier de Chartrouse. It was conceived as the continuation of the Planches Enluminees of Buffon and ran to six hundred plates, each one drawn from a specimen and colored by hand.
Herons are among the most decorative of all bird subjects: the long line of the neck and the legs makes a composition that fills an upright frame perfectly. Temminck plates are a good deal scarcer than the Victorian bird prints that fill the market and the hand coloring is finer. This one suits a hallway, a bathroom or any tall narrow space.
Light uneven toning, browner towards the edges. Scattered light foxing in the margin. Slight wear at the bottom left corner. Minor edge wear, shallow nicks along the bottom.
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.
