Antique Bird Print of the Eurasian Wryneck, 1927

Antique bird print titled 'Iynx Torquilla'. Old bird print depicting the Eurasian wryneck. This print orginates from 'Svenska Foglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Stenritade' by Magnus von Wr...

Antique bird print titled 'Certhia Familiaris'. Old bird print depicting the Eurasian treecreeper or common treecreeper. This print orginates from 'Svenska Foglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Stenritade' by Magnus von Wright. Artists and Engravers: Printed in Stockholm. Magnus von Wright (1805 - 68) was the first taxidermist working with the vertebrate collections of Helsinki University. Starting out as a taxidermist in the 1820's, he stuffed birds for Societas pro Flora et Fauna Fennica, the oldest scientific society in Finland, and in 1845, became taxidermist at the university's zoological museum. Von Wright made several study journeys to Stockholm and St. Petersburg, and even wrote a short manual on how mount birds. Though a skilful taxidermist, his reputation, like that of his two brothers, Wilhelm and Ferdinand, rests on his skill as a zoological illustrator. In 1859 he published the first handbook on Finnish birds...

Antique bird print titled 'Sitta Europaea'. Old bird print depicting the Eurasian nuthatch. This print orginates from 'Svenska Foglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Stenritade' by Magnus von W...

Antique bird print titled 'Passer Montanus'. Old bird print depicting the Eurasian tree sparrow. This print orginates from 'Svenska Foglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Stenritade' by Magnus von Wright. Artists and Engravers: Printed in Stockholm. Magnus von Wright (1805 - 68) was the first taxidermist working with the vertebrate collections of Helsinki University. Starting out as a taxidermist in the 1820's, he stuffed birds for Societas pro Flora et Fauna Fennica, the oldest scientific society in Finland, and in 1845, became taxidermist at the university's zoological museum. Von Wright made several study journeys to Stockholm and St. Petersburg, and even wrote a short manual on how mount birds. Though a skilful taxidermist, his reputation, like that of his two brothers, Wilhelm and Ferdinand, rests on his skill as a zoological illustrator. In 1859 he published the first handbook on Finnish birds...

Antique bird print titled 'Acanthis Spinus'. Old bird print depicting the Eurasian siskin. This print orginates from 'Svenska Foglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Stenritade' by Magnus von Wr...

Antique bird print titled 'Sylvia Atricapilla'. Old bird print depicting the Eurasian blackcap. This print orginates from 'Svenska Foglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Stenritade' by Magnus v...

Great image of a Wryneck Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon. Original color Pu...

Great image of a savi's warbler Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph with original hand color. Published,...

Wonderful set of 6 bird prints. Lovely bright colours. Chromolithographs by Leighton Brothers Published circa 1880 Unframed. The measurement given is the paper size of...

A set of eight of exceptional quality 19th century hand-coloured lithographs, in beautiful early 20th century walnut frames From John Gould (1804-1881), The Birds of Great Britain...

Two prints of the four continents they are early 19th century, Dutch. In antique hand carved water gilded frames with original glass.

Set of 3 Colored Bird Prints each unframed, 10.5 x 14.5 inches condition: very good A beautiful set of 3 colored prints of classical birds in landscape settings. As a set, they make wonderful interior design either presented on their own or as a gallery wall grouping.