5206 - Bourjot Saint-Hilaire, Australia - Green Rosella Parakeet [La Perruche a Ventre Jaune, Platycercus Flaviventris]

Bourjot Saint-Hilaire, Australia - Green Rosella Parakeet [La Perruche a Ventre Jaune, Platycercus Flaviventris] Description of the work: This lovely originally hand-colored lithograph is from Alexandre Bourjot Saint-Hilaire's Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets or Natural History of Parrots. It was published between 1835 to 1839 by F. G. Levrault in Paris and Strasbourg. Plates from this set were meant to supplement previous volumes of parrots published by Levaillant. The illustrations were done by J. C. Werner. Alexandre Bourjot Saint-Hilaire (1801-1886) was a French professor of natural history. He took the surname, Saint-Hilaire, after his father-in-law, Geoffrey Saint-Hilaire, who was also an author of natural history. Paper Size: ~ 10" by 13 1/4" Paper Type or Special Features: Originally Hand-colored Lithograph Condition: The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There is some orming at the lower right corner. There may be some light text offset to plates from this work. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks or fox marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.