John Gould
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Floral & botanical
GouldBirdsEuropeIKestrel
John Gould, 1837
Two kestrels perch together on a branch, one with a mouse in its grasp, in a hand-coloured plate from Gould's study of European birds.
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About this artwork
This hand-coloured lithograph shows two kestrels on a branch, one of them holding a mouse. The caption names the bird as the kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, and the plate is signed by E. Lear. It comes from the first volume of John Gould's The Birds of Europe, which covers the birds of prey. The work was issued in parts between 1832 and 1837 and printed in London by R. and J.E. Taylor, with Gould publishing it himself. The plate sits within a wider series of bird illustrations, and the pairing of the two birds with their catch gives it a quiet sense of life in the wild.
On your wall: Its natural subject and the branch setting suit a study, hallway or sitting room, especially where other botanical or ornithological prints are already displayed.
- Title
- GouldBirdsEuropeIKestrel
- Artist
- John Gould
- Year
- 1837
- Style
- Floral & botanical
- Shape
- Portrait
Public domain. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
Text based on Wikimedia Commons.
About John Gould
John Gould was an English ornithologist who published monographs on birds, with plates by his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and artists including Edward Lear, Joseph Wolf and William Matthew Hart. His seven-volume Birds of Australia, from the 1840s, led many to regard him as the father of Australian bird study. He also identified the birds now called Darwin's finches.
Based on Wikipedia.
Canvas and printing
Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.
Delivery and returns
Every canvas is printed to order by our partner in Germany: framed canvases arrive in 6–11 working days, unframed ones in 7–12 working days. Delivery is free in Switzerland on orders from CHF 99. We also deliver to the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and many more countries, printed close to you where possible. You can return an undamaged canvas within 14 days. See delivery and returns.
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