Antique Bird Print of a Taiga Bean Goose ‘Anser Fabalis’, 1917

Antique bird print titled 'Anser Fabalis'. Old bird print depicting the taiga bean goose. This print originates from 'Svenska Foglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Stenritade' by Magnus von Wr...

This print originates from: 'Svenska Foglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Stenritade' by Magnus von Wright, published in 1917-1929, printed by A. Bortzells, Stockholm. (The first edition appe...

Antique bird print titled 'Anser Albatus'. Old bird print depicting Cassin's Snow Goose. This print originates from 'The new and heretofore unfigured specie...

Antique bird print titled 'Haliaëtus Albicilla'. Old bird print depicting the white-tailed eagle. This print originates from 'Svenska Foglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Stenritade' by Magnu...

Antique bird print titled 'Anser Albifrons'. Old bird print depicting the female white-fronted goose. This print originates 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 print titled 'Anas, Brenta'. The barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishi...

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...

Wonderful set of 8 antique birds of prey prints Lithographs after the original drawings by Alexander Francis Lydon Original colour Publis...

Great image of a shag and a teal Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph heightened with gum Arabic. Origina...

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,...

Amazing set of 4 sporting prints. All fox hunting related. Country House condition Wonderful muted colors. In the original bird's-eye maple frames. ...

Wonderful set of 15 antique bird prints in exquisite bright original colors. Presented in our own custom made ebonized faux bamboo frames. Lithographs after the original drawings b...