La Perruche á collier noir Blossom-headed Parakeet Psittacula roseata

by Jacques Barraband

$1,250 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

This print is a proof: all the lettering is present but only the title and plate number have been very lightly inked, whilst the imprint, artists, etc. are present only in blind. The image is from Levaillant's Perroquets published on large format paper probably 'papier vélin colombier satiné' .Levaillant noted that he saw two individuals of this species in the menagerie of a Mr. Amshof of Amsterdam. Jacques Barraband was the finest ornithological artist of his

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