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Print possibly made by - Benjamin Fawcett; Print possibly made by - Alexander Francis Lydon
Description
Plate 16. Seven birds in a river landscape; a Great Shrike standing on a tree branch at top, preparing to eat a dead mouse, watched by a Woodchat below, partly obscured by a Red-backed Shrike; a Kingfisher flying to left towards the water; a Creeper sitting on a tree trunk at top right, a Wryneck below, and a Nuthatch at a hole in the trunk; one of four plates printed on the sheet; illustration to H G Adams and H B Adams's 'The Smaller British Birds' (London: 1874, Bell); after Alexander Francis Lydon. c 1874 Wood-engraving, printed in colours.
Inscription
Lettered within image at lower centre left: 'A. F. Lydon', above image at top right: 'Plate 16.', numbered on the margin next to each bird '1' to '7', and lettered below image with the title and English names of the bird: '1. Nuthatch. 2. Wryneck. 3. Creeper. 4. Great Shrike. 5. Red-backed Shrike. 6. Woodchat. 7. Kingfisher.'
Image Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Image Credit
image © Trustees of the British Museum
Location
Leeds, England
Country
England
Medium
Print
Tags
Category
Flora & Fauna