Eagle or Horned Owl: A Framed Original 19th C. Hand-Colored Lithograph by John Gould and Henry Constantine Richter, 1862-1873

Description

This is a framed original 19th century hand-colored folio-sized lithograph entitled “Bubo Maximus" (Great Horned or Eagle Owl) by John … more This is a framed original 19th century hand-colored folio-sized lithograph entitled “Bubo Maximus" (Great Horned or Eagle Owl) by John Gould, from the supplement to his "Birds of Great Britain", published in London between 1862 and 1873. The print depicts an adult Eagle Owl about to feed her brood of babies who are in the their nest. A another adult (possibly the male) is seen in the distant background in the upper right.
This striking framed Gould hand-colored lithograph is presented in an ornate gold-colored wood frame, a gold-colored fillet and a cream-colored French mat with a prominent ecru-colored band and a thinner mauve band. The frame measures 35" high, 28.25" wide and 1.5." thick. The descriptive text page from the original 19th century publication is included and is housed in a mylar sleeve attached to the back of the frame. The print and frame are in excellent condition less