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by William Hooker after James Forbes⠀
original hand coloured aquatint
Captioned ‘The Sahras or Demoiselle of Guzerat, from four to six feet in height’
Forbes arrived in Bombay in 1766 as a Writer in the East India Company and spent his first five years in Bombay, living in the Fort area. At that time Bombay was developing as the premier port and commercial centre on the west coast and there were many oppoIntunities for young Company servants stationed there. The marshland between the seven islands was being filled up and eventually the islands were joined to form the Bombay peninsula. Forbes was adventurous and independent. He was an amateur artist, who sketched the Indian environment with no other training, as he himself stated, except encouragement from his friends. Forbes lived in India for 17 years after which he produced his Oriental Memoirs. Its narrative was based on a series of his letters from India and the contents of about 150 notebooks, which returned to England with him. William Hooker was a botanist and executed the superb natural history plates for James Forbes monumental work on Western India, ‘Oriental Memoirs’, in 1812.
Size (cms): 30 (H) x 23.5 (L)
Size (inches): 12 (H) x 9.5 (L)
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by John Gould and H.C.Richter
from ‘Birds of Asia’
original hand coloured lithograph
The Lanner falcon (Falco Lanarius) breeds in Africa, southeast Europe and just into Asia. A large falcon, it preys on birds and bats. It is also bred in captivity for falconry. They have a dark grey to bluish plumage with a lighter underside generally streaked with brown. The Lanner Falcon has a characteristic dashing moustache in the form of dark streaks down both cheeks.
The intended geographical range of “The Birds of Asia” was enormous, and very much in keeping with the seemingly limitless self-belief of the 19th-century’s best known ornithologist. In his all-encompassing work John Gould includes species from all corners of the eastern world, as Richard Bowdler Sharpe noted the work covers “Species from Palestine to the eastward, and from the Moluccas to the west.” Gould chose to record the bird life from an area which, with the exception of the tropical areas of the American continent, includes the widest, and most colourful variety of bird life to be found anywhere in the world.
John Gould (1804 – 1881) remains one of the most significant figures in 19th century bird art, both in his prolific output and the aesthetic beauty of his plates. He is credited with the publication of more than 3,100 coloured lithographs of bird species from various parts of the world and is associated with vibrant and carefully executed folio volumes created in partnership with some of the period’s most respected bird artists, among them, Edward Lear, Joseph Wolf and William Hart. This dual expertise in both science and art heightened his prominence.
Size framed (cms): 71 (H) x 52 (L)
Size framed (inches): 28.5 (H) x 20.5 (L)
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by John Gould and H.C.Richter
From ‘Birds of Asia’
original hand coloured lithograph
Captioned ‘Parus Rufonuchalis’
This small bird from mountainous South and Southeast Asia has a rufous-colored nape and back. Distinct from Parus rubidiventris, it is larger, with a unique nuchal spot. Found in the Tyne range north of Simla, it forages for insects and seeds in tree canopies.
John Gould (1804 – 1881) was one of the most significant figures in 19th century bird art, both in his prolific output and the aesthetic beauty of his plates. He is credited with the publication of more than 3,100 coloured lithographs of bird species from various parts of the world. In his all-encompassing work, “The Birds of Asia,” John Gould includes species from all corners of the eastern world. Gould chose to record the bird life from an area which, with the exception of the tropical areas of the American continent, includes the widest, and most colourful variety of bird life to be found anywhere in the world.
Framed Size (cms): 66(H) x 54.5(W)
Framed Inches (cms): 26(H) x 21.5(W)
Print Size (cms): 53.5(H) x 35.5(W)
Print Size (inches): 21(H) x 14(W)
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by John Gould and H.C.Richter
from ‘Birds of Asia’
original hand coloured lithograph
The Saker Falcon (Falco Sacer) is a large species of falcon. This species breeds from central Europe eastwards across Asia to East China.
The intended geographical range of “The Birds of Asia” was enormous, and very much in keeping with the seemingly limitless self-belief of the 19th-century’s best known ornithologist. In his all-encompassing work John Gould includes species from all corners of the eastern world, as Richard Bowdler Sharpe noted the work covers “Species from Palestine to the eastward, and from the Moluccas to the west.” Gould chose to record the bird life from an area which, with the exception of the tropical areas of the American continent, includes the widest, and most colourful variety of bird life to be found anywhere in the world.
John Gould (1804 – 1881) remains one of the most significant figures in 19th century bird art, both in his prolific output and the aesthetic beauty of his plates. He is credited with the publication of more than 3,100 coloured lithographs of bird species from various parts of the world and is associated with vibrant and carefully executed folio volumes created in partnership with some of the period’s most respected bird artists, among them, Edward Lear, Joseph Wolf and William Hart. This dual expertise in both science and art heightened his prominence.
Size framed (cms): 71 (H) x 52 (L)
Size framed (inches): 28.5 (H) x 20.5 (L)
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by John Gould and H.C.Richter
From ‘Birds of Asia’
original hand coloured lithograph
Captioned ‘Mecistura Glaucogularis’
This energetic little bird is usually found in small flocks of its own species, foraging noisily and acrobatically in temperate forests and parks.
John Gould (1804 – 1881) was one of the most significant figures in 19th century bird art, both in his prolific output and the aesthetic beauty of his plates. He is credited with the publication of more than 3,100 coloured lithographs of bird species from various parts of the world. In his all-encompassing work, “The Birds of Asia,” John Gould includes species from all corners of the eastern world. Gould chose to record the bird life from an area which, with the exception of the tropical areas of the American continent, includes the widest, and most colourful variety of bird life to be found anywhere in the world.
Framed Size (cms): 66(H) x 54.5(W)
Framed Inches (cms): 26(H) x 21.5(W)
Print Size (cms): 53.5(H) x 35.5(W)
Print Size (inches): 21(H) x 14(W)
