Stork Family: A Framed Original 19th C. Hand-Colored Lithograph by Gould, 1862-1873

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This is a framed original 19th century hand-colored folio-sized lithograph entitled “Ciconia Alba” (A family of storks) by John Gould, … more This is a framed original 19th century hand-colored folio-sized lithograph entitled “Ciconia Alba” (A family of storks) by John Gould, from the supplement to his "Birds of Great Britain", published in London between 1862 and 1873. The print depicts a family of storks in a beautiful landscape. An adult is feeding one of three babies. Another adult stork is standing on a nest in the background and windmills, water and trees are seen further in the distance.

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 32" high, 25.5" wide and 1.25." thick. The print and frame are in excellent condition less