Stunning Handcolored Old Bird Print of the Willow Wren & Icterine Warbler, 1832

Reference
BG-12102
Date
1832
Category
Engraving
Sheet size
37.5 x 27.0 cm (14.8 x 10.6 in)
Condition
Good
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 440

Antique bird print titled 'Sylvia Hippolais - Sylvia Icterina'. Old bird print showing the willow wren and icterine warbler. This print originates from 'Iconografia della fauna italica : per le quattro classi degli animali vertebrati' by C.L. Bonaparte.

Artists and Engravers: Lithographed by Battistelli

Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Minor wear, please study image carefully. Date: 1832 Overall size: 27 x 37.5 cm Image size: 13 x 25 cm

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