Frigate Bird and Black-mantled Gull

25 x 15 cm (10 x 6 inches).
La fregate. Le Goeland a manteau noir

This antique lithograph was made in 1833 in Brussels for Daubenton and Buffon's epic natural history work.
It has original, hand painted colouring which is absolutely superb (on a par with the finest we've seen). The range of colours and precise brush strokes are entrancing. The lithograph is on one side, the other side is blank.