Long billed curlew shore bird copper plate etching with hand coloring by Robert Mitford (1781-1870), plate XIII. The print measures 22.5 x 16.25 inches, the frame measures 26.5 x 32 inches. It is mounted in a beautiful solid wood museum quality frame with gold insert. From “Illustrations of British Ornothology", London, 1820- 1834. Signed in the plate R. Mitford. The long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) is a large North American shorebird of the family Scolopacidae. This species was also called "sicklebird"[2] and the "candlestick bird". The species is native to central and western North America. In the winter, the species migrates southwards, as well as towards the coastline. This item is on display in our gallery at OLD SAYBROOK ANTIQUES CENTER and can be seen by visiting 756 MIDDLESEX AVE OLD SAYBROOK, CT 06475. Open Daily 10am-4pm www.OldSaybrookAntiquesCenter.com

Black Headed Gull Summer Plumage hand colored limited edition copper etching by Prideau John Selby 1841-1846. Etched to copper plate by the artist, and engraved and hand colored by W H Lizars of Edinburgh. Prideaux John Selby (23 July 1788 – 27 March 1867) was born in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, the son of a wealthy landowner. He studied at University College, Oxford. He married Lewis Tabitha Mitford and they had three daughters. Selby is best known for his bird folio Illustrations of British Ornithology (1821–1834), the first set of life-sized illustrations of British birds. He also wrote Illustrations of Ornithology with William Jardine and A History of British Forest-trees (1842). Many of the illustrations in his works were drawn from specimens in his collection. In addition to the above works he contributed to Jardine's Naturalist's Library the volumes on the Pigeons (1835) and the Parrots (1836), the latter illustrated by Edward Lear. He was for some time one of the editors of the Magazine of Zoology and Botany. His collections were sold in 1885 and became dispersed. The South African birds collected by Andrew Smith went to the Zoology Museum of the University of Cambridge. See: Mullens; Swann. (1918). A Bibliography of British Ornithology. Raine, Revd. James (1852). The History and Antiquities of North Durham. page 338 Jackson, Christine E. (2004). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. The print measures 22.25 x 16.25 inches and is in a beautiful first quality solid wood museum quality frame with gold insert that measures 33.75 x 29.25 inches. This item is on display in our gallery at OLD SAYBROOK ANTIQUES CENTER and can be seen by visiting 756 MIDDLESEX AVE OLD SAYBROOK, CT 06475. Open Daily 10am-4pm www.OldSaybrookAntiquesCenter.com

Common Pintail copper plate duck etching with hand coloring by Robert Mitford (1781-1870). The print measures 22.5 x 16.25 inches, the frame measures 26.5 x 32 inches. It is mounted in a beautiful solid wood museum quality frame with gold insert. This print hung in the board room of the Atlantic Golf Club. From �Illustrations of British Ornothology," London, 1820-1834. Signed in the plate R. Mitford. Fine original hand coloring. This item is on display in our gallery at OLD SAYBROOK ANTIQUES CENTER and can be seen by visiting 756 MIDDLESEX AVE OLD SAYBROOK, CT 06475. Open Daily 10am-4pm www.OldSaybrookAntiquesCenter.com

Brendt Bernicle hand colored limited edition copper plate etching by Prideau John Selby 1841-1846. Etched to copper plate by the artist, and engraved and hand colored by W H Lizars of Edinburgh. Bernicle goose is the old name for Barnacle or Brendt goose. Prideaux John Selby (23 July 1788–27 March 1867) was born in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, the son of a wealthy landowner. He studied at University College, Oxford. He married Lewis Tabitha Mitford and they had three daughters. Selby is best known for his bird folio Illustrations of British Ornithology (1821–1834), the first set of life-sized illustrations of British birds. He also wrote Illustrations of Ornithology with William Jardine and A History of British Forest-trees (1842). Many of the illustrations in his works were drawn from specimens in his collection. In addition to the above works he contributed to Jardine's Naturalist's Library the volumes on the Pigeons (1835) and the Parrots (1836), the latter illustrated by Edward Lear. He was for some time one of the editors of the Magazine of Zoology and Botany. His collections were sold in 1885 and became dispersed. The South African birds collected by Andrew Smith went to the Zoology Museum of the University of Cambridge. See: Mullens; Swann. (1918). A Bibliography of British Ornithology. Raine, Revd. James (1852). The History and Antiquities of North Durham. page 338 Jackson, Christine E. (2004). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. The print measures 22.25 x 16.25 inches and is in a beautiful first quality solid wood museum quality frame with gold insert that measures 33.75 x 29.25 inches. This piece hung in the board room of the Atlantic Golf Club. Excellent condition. This item is on display in our gallery at OLD SAYBROOK ANTIQUES CENTER and can be seen by visiting 756 MIDDLESEX AVE OLD SAYBROOK, CT 06475. Open Daily 10am-4pm www.OldSaybrookAntiquesCenter.com

Eider male duck hand colored copper etching Prideau John Selby 1841-1846. Etched to copper plate by the artist, and engraved and hand colored by W H Lizars of Edinburgh. Prideaux John Selby (23 July 1788 – 27 March 1867) was born in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, the son of a wealthy landowner. He studied at University College, Oxford. He married Lewis Tabitha Mitford and they had three daughters. Selby is best known for his bird folio Illustrations of British Ornithology (1821–1834), the first set of life-sized illustrations of British birds. He also wrote Illustrations of Ornithology with William Jardine and A History of British Forest-trees (1842). Many of the illustrations in his works were drawn from specimens in his collection. In addition to the above works he contributed to Jardine's Naturalist's Library the volumes on the Pigeons (1835) and the Parrots (1836), the latter illustrated by Edward Lear. He was for some time one of the editors of the Magazine of Zoology and Botany. His collections were sold in 1885 and became dispersed. The South African birds collected by Andrew Smith went to the Zoology Museum of the University of Cambridge. See: Mullens; Swann. (1918). A Bibliography of British Ornithology. Raine, Revd. James (1852). The History and Antiquities of North Durham. page 338 Jackson, Christine E. (2004). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. The print measures 22.25 x 16.25 inches and is in a beautiful first quality solid wood museum quality frame with gold insert that measures 33.75 x 29.25 inches. This piece hung in the board room of the Atlantic Golf Club. Excellent condition. This item is on display in our gallery at OLD SAYBROOK ANTIQUES CENTER and can be seen by visiting 756 MIDDLESEX AVE OLD SAYBROOK, CT 06475. Open Daily 10am-4pm www.OldSaybrookAntiquesCenter.com