Important Australian + International Fine Art - 24 April 2013 | Melbourne
Lot 86
John Gould
(1804 - 1881, British/Australian)
ROSEHILL PARAKEET (PLATYCERCUS EXIMIUS)
hand-coloured lithograph
49.5 x 33.0 cm
Estimate:
$8,000 - 12,000
Lot sold: $9,000 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
John Gould
(1804 - 1881, British/Australian)
ROSEHILL PARAKEET (PLATYCERCUS EXIMIUS)
hand-coloured lithograph
49.5 x 33.0 cm
inscribed in image with artist's name, title, lithographer (H.C. Richter) and printer (Hullmandel and Walton)
Provenance
Joshua McClelland Print Room, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 2002
Literature
An Introduction to the Birds of Australia, J. Gould and Richard & John E. Taylor, London, 1848