Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach – Brown Snake Eagle (Southern Africa) Circaetus cinereus

£280.00

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Pencil and watercolour heightened with white gouache and gum Arabic on white wove paper. Variously inscribed in brown ink and dated 3rd Oct 51. The sheet has been tipped to another sheet of white paper which has been tipped to the old backboard of the existing mount. Slight discolouration and faint water stain to the top. Mounted and framed.

Sheet: 6 1/4 x 5 5/8 in. (15.8 x 14.3 cm.)
Frame: 15 x 12 7/8 in. (38.2 x 32.6 cm.)

Description

This watercolour is likely illustrated in Reichenbach’s greatest ornithological work: Die Vollständigste Naturgeschichte der Vögel… published in 14 volumes with a total of over 1050 illustrations, between 1845 and 1862.