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A characterful etching with watercolour depicting a "goat sucker of Carolina," better known as a nightjar. The etching is from Johann Michael Seligmann's (1720-1762) *Sammlung Verschiedener Ausländischer und Seltener Vögel* (Collection of Various Foreign and Rare Birds), which included plates based on works by English naturalists Mark Catesby (1683-1749) and George Edwards (1694-1773). On laid.
Condition
Signs of wear consistent with age including discolouration, foxing, and dirtying to the paper. Several tears around the edges, some of which have been repaired, as well as a small hole in the upper left corner.
Size
20 x 28cm (7.9" x 11.0")Sheet: 24 x 38.5cm (9.4" x 15.2") Plate: 20 x 28cm (7.9" x 11.0")
