The Temple of Flora Most Coveted Plates by Robert Thornton “The Temple of Flora” by Robert Thornton is a notable botanical book published between 1799 and 1807. It is renowned for its stunning and intricate hand-colored plates depicting various flowers. While it’s difficult to pinpoint a single “most wanted” plate from the book as preferences […]
Exploring Audubon’s legacy: A tale of beauty, loss, and conservation As I delve into the pages of John James Audubon’s diaries, I am struck by the timeless relevance of his observations. Audubon, the pioneering naturalist and painter of “The Birds of America,” didn’t merely capture the beauty of avian creatures with his brush; he also […]
The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould John Gould’s The Birds of Great Britain (1862-1873) represents a development of an aesthetic style in which illustrations of nests and young are added on a large scale. Gould (1804-1881) published the collection himself, producing 750 copies, in 25 parts. As the complete work included 367 illustrations, all hand […]
The Birds of Asia by John Gould The Birds of Asia (1875-1888) is regarded as one of John Gould’s greatest works. The collection contains 530 hand-colored lithographed plates by John Gould, Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf and William Matthew Hart. The flowers and wildlife of Asia Celebean Elanus, Volume 1 Ash coloured Tit, Volume 2 Gould was […]
A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Moutains After receiving a large number of birds from the Himalayan Mountains, John Gould (1804-1881) was inspired to create his first collection: A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains. Lavishly printed with detailed illustrations, the work set the tone for Gould’s future collections. Elizabeth Gould Original sketch […]
Elliot’s Family of the Pheasants In the publication A Monograph of the Phasianidae or A Family of Pheasants (1870-1872) Daniël Giraud Elliot brought together 81 lithographic plates. Print artists were Joseph Wolf, Joseph Smit and John Gerrard Keulemans. Apology for Image Visibility Issue on iPhone in Our Blog We are very sorry that the images […]
Elliot’s Family of the Hornbills In the publication A monograph of the Bucerotidae or Family of the Hornbills (1877-1882) Daniël Giraud Elliot brought together 60 lithographic plates. 57 after the hand-colored originals of Joseph Gerrard Keulemans and 3 plain by Joseph Smit. First monograph of the Hornbills Tockus erythrorynchus. Print artist: JG Keulemans. Cranorrhinus cassidix. […]
Elliot’s Family of the Grouse In the publication A Monograph of the Tetraoninae, or Family of the Grouse (1865) Daniël Giraud Elliot brought together 27 hand-colored lithographic plates. The collection includes 25 plates by Joseph Wolf plus a further two plates depicting eggs, drawn by William S. Morgan. Elliot’s print artists of the Family of […]
Elliot’s Birds of Paradise In the publication A Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or Birds of Paradise (1873) Daniël Giraud Elliot brought together 36 hand-colored lithographic plates showing the dramatic and beautiful plumage of Birds of Paradise. Elliot’s print artists of the Birds of Paradise Greater Bird of Paradise. Print artists: Wolf & Smit King Bird […]
Elliot’s Family of the Ant Thrushes Daniel Giraud Elliot’s publication A Monograph of the Pittidae or Family of the Ant Thrushes (1861-1863) includes 31 plates, 24 by Elliot, four by Oudart, and one each from Maubert, Mesnel and one unsigned by Tholey. The collection is often regarded as the pinnacle of Elliot’s artistic work. Elliot’s print […]
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