Views of Europe · 20th century
€ 475
One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.
Good antique condition. Light age toning, minor spotting, faint handling marks and small edge wear, consistent with age. The images remain attractive and well preserved. Sold unframed.
Correct — Plate CXXXIV is an Adult Goshawk. Here is the corrected listing:
Title: Three British Raptors: Buzzards and Adult Goshawk, 1908
A striking set of three original ornithological plates from The Birds of the British Islands by Charles Stonham, published in London by E. Grant Richards in 1908. The illustrations were made by Lilian Marguerite Medland, a noted British bird artist and natural history illustrator.
This set presents three British birds of prey in beautifully detailed monochrome:
Plate CXXX: Common Buzzard
Plate CXXXI: Rough-Legged Buzzard
Plate CXXXIV: Adult Goshawk
The plates show the birds perched among branches and pine foliage, rendered with fine tonal detail and a soft naturalistic background. The monochrome treatment gives the set a refined, understated quality, ideal for a library, study, country house interior, gallery wall or collector’s cabinet of natural history works.
Maker:
Lilian Marguerite Medland, illustrator
Charles Stonham, author
Technique:
Original monochrome photogravure / gravure print on paper
Publication:
The Birds of the British Islands
Publisher:
E. Grant Richards, London
Date:
1908
Origin:
United Kingdom
Period:
Early 20th century / Edwardian
Condition:
Good antique condition. Light age toning, minor spotting, faint handling marks and small edge wear, consistent with age. The images remain attractive and well preserved. Sold unframed.
Keywords:
British raptors, bird of prey prints, Common Buzzard, Rough-Legged Buzzard, Adult Goshawk, Goshawk print, Buzzard print, Lilian Medland, Charles Stonham, British ornithology, antique bird prints, natural history, photogravure, Edwardian bird art, country house decor.
