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Published by J. Gould and H. C. Richter
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
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No Binding. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Gould, John (illustrator). Circa 1865. Hand-colored stone lithograph, 20 x 14 inches with 2 1/2 inch green mat. Some soiling along mat line. Title "Querquedula Crecca" along bottom. Also "J. Gould and H. C. Richter del et lith." and "Walter, Imp." John Gould (1804-1881) was an English ornithologist and bird artist, who often worked with other animal illustrators such as Henry Constantine Richter (1821-1902). This print came from his "Birds of Great Britain", which was issued between 1863-1873. It shows a detailed male Common Teal in the foreground, with a female and 9 ducklings swimming in a pond with reeds.