Edwin L. Sheppard Ornithological Chromolithograph "Hooded Sheldrake", 1882

Item Details

Edwin L. Sheppard (American, 1837-1904)
Hooded Sheldrake, 1882
Chromolithograph on paper
Unsigned
Pulled from Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United States by Thomas G. Gentry.
Published by J. A. Wagenseller of Philadelphia.

This print is pulled from a 300-page book of large color plates and fascinating information about the birds of the United States and their nesting habits written by the American naturalist and ornithologist Thomas G. Gentry. The book contains over fifty beautiful renditions of American birds, each followed by a chapter describing the bird pictured and its nesting habits.

Condition

- toning throughout paper; tears to top right corner; tear to center of right edge of paper; marks and stains to verso of paper.

Dimensions

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Item #

ITMGR20753