Hornbill And Great Hornbill

25 x 15 cm (10 x 6 inches).
Le Calao. Le Calao d'Abyssinie

This antique lithograph was made in 1833 in Brussels for Daubenton and Buffon's epic natural history work.
It has hand painted water colouring with many of the plates embellished with gold paint. The lithograph is on one side, the other side is blank. The paper has a lovely aged, creamy white patina with some foxing and age toning, visible on the scan.