A pair of bird lithographs "Budytes Rayi (Yellow Wagtail)" and "Budytes Flava (Grey Headed Wagtail)" (plate 119) from the "The Birds of Great Britain" hand-colored lithographs circa 1862-73. Both are framed under glass, with a cream color mat, in silvered wood frames. Images measure approx. 13" x 19"; framed overall approx. 19-1/2" x 25-1/2". John Gould has become known as one of the foremost orthinological artists. Gould created almost 3000 images that were made into hand-color lightographic plates of birds and other animals. The lithography and hand coloring was done by other artists, among them his wife, Elizabeth Gould, Edward Lear, William Hart, and H.C. Richter, whose names appear with Gould's on each image.
300/600 Sold $230.00
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