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Loporhina superba, 1888

 File — Box: 14, Folder: 268
Lophorhima superba
Lophorhima superba

Dates

  • Creation: 1888

Physical Description

Full sheet watercolor; chalk-charcoal-pastel

General

Untitled litho proof: principal figure covered by paper bearing a completely changed drawing, secured by two straight pins. This was used for both Birds of New Guinea and Sharpe's Birds of Paradise, with the printer's name changed on the stone (from Walter to Mintern). Artist's name(s): Gould, John; Hart, William Matthew. Chalk and red pastel corrections by Gould.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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