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Argus giganteus. Male

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Date

1837

Artist

Print after Prideaux John Selby (1788-1867)

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3413739

Additional Makers

Print maker - William Home Lizars

Description

Plate XIV. Argus giganteus, running in a field from right to left; hills in background; illustration to William Jardine and Prideaux John Selby's 'Illustrations of Ornithology' (Edinburgh, London and Dublin: 1826-1843); after Selby. 1837. Etching with hand-colouring.

Inscription

Lettered above image with plate number, below with 'N. S.', and below image with the title, and date '1837.', and artists' names: 'P. J. Selby del. / Lizars sc'

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

Sumatra, Indonesia

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Fauna
Birds

Category

Glossary
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