Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots

Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots

Edward Learâ€™s album of parrots contains the finest illustrations of the family ever produced. Lear (1812â€“88) turned his hand to many things in the course of his artistic and literary lifeâ€”landscape painting, nonsense verse, and the illustration of birds and reptiles. His work as a natural history draftsman lasted little more than the first decade of his career, until his eyesight became too weak for the detail of feathers and scales. The Psittacidae is Edward Learâ€™s most remarkable achievement: he conveyed with telling sympathy the carriage of a bird, the grasp of the claws, the tilt of the head, its grave, curious, or quizzical expression. The book, first issued in parts, was drawn, lithographed, and published on a shoestring by Lear himself in a tiny edition. Commentary by Robert McCracken Peck.
Country USA
Manufacturer Octavo
Binding CD-ROM
EANs 9781591100089
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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