Graves International Art

John Gould FRS (14 September 1804�– 3 February 1881) was an English ornithologist and bird artist. He published a number of monographs on birds, illustrated by plates that he produced with the assistance of his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists including Edward Lear, Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf and William Matthew Hart. He has been considered the father of bird study in Australia and the Gould League in Australia is named after him. His identification of the birds now nicknamed "Darwin's finches" played a role in the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Gould's work is referenced in Charles Darwin's book, "On the Origin of Species".

Title: "Platalea Leucorodia (Spoonbill)" (Plate 223)
Portfolio: The Birds of Great Britain
Year: 1862-1873
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph
Limited edition: approx. 750
Framed size: 23.5" x 30"
Sheet size: 14.75" x 21.5"
Image size: 12.5" x 19.5"
Reference: Anker No. 178; Nissen No. IVB 368; Sauer No. 17, Zimmer page 258; Wood page 365; Sitwell page 102
Price: $1,400

Title: "Pitta Ussheri (Black-crowned pitta)" (Plate 75)
Portfolio: The Birds of Asia
*Very rare
Year: 1850-1883
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph
Limited edition: approx. 235
Sheet size: 21.32" x 14.57"
Image size: 14.63" x 10.25"
Reference: Anker No. 178; Nissen No. IVB 368; Sauer No. 17, Zimmer page 258; Wood page 365; Sitwell page 102
Price: SOLD

Title: "Chrysocolaptes Xanthocephalus (Yellow-faced flameback)" (Plate 37)
Portfolio: The Birds of Asia
*Very rare
Year: 1850-1883
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph
Limited edition: approx. 235
Sheet size: 21.38" x 14.5"
Image size: 13.25" x 11.25"
Reference: Anker No. 178; Nissen No. IVB 368; Sauer No. 17, Zimmer page 258; Wood page 365; Sitwell page 102
Price: $900