1863 H.C. Richter and John Gould Lithograph of Sand Martin ( Cotyle riparia ) with Original Hand Color
1863 H.C. Richter and John Gould Lithograph of Sand Martin ( Cotyle riparia ) with Original Hand Color
Original Lithograph plate from “The Birds of Great Britain” by John Gould.
Artwork done, Designed and Lithograph engraved ( del. et lith. ) by H.C. Richter.
Printed by Taylor and Francis in London, 1863.
This print is not “new” or in “new condition.” This is an antique print and that willl be reflected in the quality of the work. It was printed in 1825 and is in phenomenal condition considering its age. The full page is approx. 17.25”L x 14.25”W and the piece itself is spotless, save for the margins, which show indentations from the printing plate and some minor discoloration.
THE PRINT PHOTOGRAPHED IS THE ONE THAT YOU WILL RECIEVE.
An ornithologist whose work was claimed to rival Audubon himself, John Gould was born on September 14th, 1804 in Lyme Regis, England. It is believed that he was uneducated in his early life, the first son of a poor gardener. Following a huge break of employment for the Senior Gould, the two would move near Guilford, Surrey, and eventually his father would become a foreman of the Royal Gardens of Windsor. It was then that John Gould would begin his own training in gardening, working underneath J.T Aiton as his apprentice from ages fourteen to twenty. After his father became foreman in 1818, Gould would then work under him for five additional years, then becoming a gardener for Ripley Castle in Yorkshire. There he became an expert in taxidermy, and in 1824 he moved to London and made that his primary source of income. This skill would aid him in becoming the first curator of the museum of The Zoological Society of London, in 1827, and he would go on to work with some of the most prolific biologists and scientists of the time, such as Charles Darwin, and his identification of Darwin’s finches would spur the creation of Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. He would do his own research, particularly in Australia, and amassed his own massive collection of hummingbirds, peaking at a total of 320 specimens. Regardless of his collection and fascination with the species, Gould would only ever see one in Bartram’s Gardens of Philadelphia. He attempted to keep some, though was unaware of the conditions in which to raise them, which resulted in a significantly shorter than normal lifespan for the ones he brought home. A majority of the lithographs he published were inspired by the artworks created by his wife, Elizabeth Gould. Gould passed away on February 3rd, 1881, in London, England.
Henry Constantine Richter was born the 7th of June, 1821 in Brompton, London, England. Richter would live with his parents and sisters well into his thirties, as they were a majority artists and at the time engravers and the like were not paid well. In fact, until as recently as 1978, he was not even credited for the work he had done in Gould’s publications, as it was often the author that received all the credit, not the illustrators. He had done some work in a few other publications before being contacted by John Gould, the earliest of which being in George Robert Gray’s “Genera of Birds”. Though following the death of Gould’s wife in 1841, he would become desperate for an illustrator and reach out to Richter for employment. The two would work together numerous times over forty years, up until Gould’s death in 1881. Despite creating a large portion of the other man’s works, and being responsible for a lot of his prosperity, Gould would only leave him 100 pounds in his will, to “buy a mourning ring, or any other article he may prefer.” He would produce a few more works for George R. Gray, though with Gould being his main source of income, he would begin to struggle terribly. He would have no choice but to move in with his sister, Antonia Champion, whose husband died only a year after they married. Having never married himself, nor did his sisters ever have children, the Richter bloodline ended with Henry Constantine’s death in March of 1902.
All items listed are from V&J Duncan in Savannah, GA. The shop began in 1983 with one tabletop of antique maps and has grown into a vast collection of old engravings, mezzotints, lithographs, photographs, old books, and antique prints. We have prints of architectural interest, birds, animals, botanicals, fashion, sporting scenes and tens of thousands of portraits. Our inventory also includes views and maps of Savannah and other cities, all U.S. states and most countries of the world. Visit us in Savannah, Georgia, or shop inventory here online.
All prints are rolled and shipped in a poster tube. Smaller prints will be shipped in a rigid media mail folder.
1863 H.C. Richter and John Gould Lithograph of Sand Martin ( Cotyle riparia ) with Original Hand Color
Original Lithograph plate from “The Birds of Great Britain” by John Gould.
Artwork done, Designed and Lithograph engraved ( del. et lith. ) by H.C. Richter.
Printed by Taylor and Francis in London, 1863.
This print is not “new” or in “new condition.” This is an antique print and that willl be reflected in the quality of the work. It was printed in 1825 and is in phenomenal condition considering its age. The full page is approx. 17.25”L x 14.25”W and the piece itself is spotless, save for the margins, which show indentations from the printing plate and some minor discoloration.
THE PRINT PHOTOGRAPHED IS THE ONE THAT YOU WILL RECIEVE.
An ornithologist whose work was claimed to rival Audubon himself, John Gould was born on September 14th, 1804 in Lyme Regis, England. It is believed that he was uneducated in his early life, the first son of a poor gardener. Following a huge break of employment for the Senior Gould, the two would move near Guilford, Surrey, and eventually his father would become a foreman of the Royal Gardens of Windsor. It was then that John Gould would begin his own training in gardening, working underneath J.T Aiton as his apprentice from ages fourteen to twenty. After his father became foreman in 1818, Gould would then work under him for five additional years, then becoming a gardener for Ripley Castle in Yorkshire. There he became an expert in taxidermy, and in 1824 he moved to London and made that his primary source of income. This skill would aid him in becoming the first curator of the museum of The Zoological Society of London, in 1827, and he would go on to work with some of the most prolific biologists and scientists of the time, such as Charles Darwin, and his identification of Darwin’s finches would spur the creation of Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. He would do his own research, particularly in Australia, and amassed his own massive collection of hummingbirds, peaking at a total of 320 specimens. Regardless of his collection and fascination with the species, Gould would only ever see one in Bartram’s Gardens of Philadelphia. He attempted to keep some, though was unaware of the conditions in which to raise them, which resulted in a significantly shorter than normal lifespan for the ones he brought home. A majority of the lithographs he published were inspired by the artworks created by his wife, Elizabeth Gould. Gould passed away on February 3rd, 1881, in London, England.
Henry Constantine Richter was born the 7th of June, 1821 in Brompton, London, England. Richter would live with his parents and sisters well into his thirties, as they were a majority artists and at the time engravers and the like were not paid well. In fact, until as recently as 1978, he was not even credited for the work he had done in Gould’s publications, as it was often the author that received all the credit, not the illustrators. He had done some work in a few other publications before being contacted by John Gould, the earliest of which being in George Robert Gray’s “Genera of Birds”. Though following the death of Gould’s wife in 1841, he would become desperate for an illustrator and reach out to Richter for employment. The two would work together numerous times over forty years, up until Gould’s death in 1881. Despite creating a large portion of the other man’s works, and being responsible for a lot of his prosperity, Gould would only leave him 100 pounds in his will, to “buy a mourning ring, or any other article he may prefer.” He would produce a few more works for George R. Gray, though with Gould being his main source of income, he would begin to struggle terribly. He would have no choice but to move in with his sister, Antonia Champion, whose husband died only a year after they married. Having never married himself, nor did his sisters ever have children, the Richter bloodline ended with Henry Constantine’s death in March of 1902.
All items listed are from V&J Duncan in Savannah, GA. The shop began in 1983 with one tabletop of antique maps and has grown into a vast collection of old engravings, mezzotints, lithographs, photographs, old books, and antique prints. We have prints of architectural interest, birds, animals, botanicals, fashion, sporting scenes and tens of thousands of portraits. Our inventory also includes views and maps of Savannah and other cities, all U.S. states and most countries of the world. Visit us in Savannah, Georgia, or shop inventory here online.
All prints are rolled and shipped in a poster tube. Smaller prints will be shipped in a rigid media mail folder.
1863 H.C. Richter and John Gould Lithograph of Sand Martin ( Cotyle riparia ) with Original Hand Color
Original Lithograph plate from “The Birds of Great Britain” by John Gould.
Artwork done, Designed and Lithograph engraved ( del. et lith. ) by H.C. Richter.
Printed by Taylor and Francis in London, 1863.
This print is not “new” or in “new condition.” This is an antique print and that willl be reflected in the quality of the work. It was printed in 1825 and is in phenomenal condition considering its age. The full page is approx. 17.25”L x 14.25”W and the piece itself is spotless, save for the margins, which show indentations from the printing plate and some minor discoloration.
THE PRINT PHOTOGRAPHED IS THE ONE THAT YOU WILL RECIEVE.
An ornithologist whose work was claimed to rival Audubon himself, John Gould was born on September 14th, 1804 in Lyme Regis, England. It is believed that he was uneducated in his early life, the first son of a poor gardener. Following a huge break of employment for the Senior Gould, the two would move near Guilford, Surrey, and eventually his father would become a foreman of the Royal Gardens of Windsor. It was then that John Gould would begin his own training in gardening, working underneath J.T Aiton as his apprentice from ages fourteen to twenty. After his father became foreman in 1818, Gould would then work under him for five additional years, then becoming a gardener for Ripley Castle in Yorkshire. There he became an expert in taxidermy, and in 1824 he moved to London and made that his primary source of income. This skill would aid him in becoming the first curator of the museum of The Zoological Society of London, in 1827, and he would go on to work with some of the most prolific biologists and scientists of the time, such as Charles Darwin, and his identification of Darwin’s finches would spur the creation of Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. He would do his own research, particularly in Australia, and amassed his own massive collection of hummingbirds, peaking at a total of 320 specimens. Regardless of his collection and fascination with the species, Gould would only ever see one in Bartram’s Gardens of Philadelphia. He attempted to keep some, though was unaware of the conditions in which to raise them, which resulted in a significantly shorter than normal lifespan for the ones he brought home. A majority of the lithographs he published were inspired by the artworks created by his wife, Elizabeth Gould. Gould passed away on February 3rd, 1881, in London, England.
Henry Constantine Richter was born the 7th of June, 1821 in Brompton, London, England. Richter would live with his parents and sisters well into his thirties, as they were a majority artists and at the time engravers and the like were not paid well. In fact, until as recently as 1978, he was not even credited for the work he had done in Gould’s publications, as it was often the author that received all the credit, not the illustrators. He had done some work in a few other publications before being contacted by John Gould, the earliest of which being in George Robert Gray’s “Genera of Birds”. Though following the death of Gould’s wife in 1841, he would become desperate for an illustrator and reach out to Richter for employment. The two would work together numerous times over forty years, up until Gould’s death in 1881. Despite creating a large portion of the other man’s works, and being responsible for a lot of his prosperity, Gould would only leave him 100 pounds in his will, to “buy a mourning ring, or any other article he may prefer.” He would produce a few more works for George R. Gray, though with Gould being his main source of income, he would begin to struggle terribly. He would have no choice but to move in with his sister, Antonia Champion, whose husband died only a year after they married. Having never married himself, nor did his sisters ever have children, the Richter bloodline ended with Henry Constantine’s death in March of 1902.
All items listed are from V&J Duncan in Savannah, GA. The shop began in 1983 with one tabletop of antique maps and has grown into a vast collection of old engravings, mezzotints, lithographs, photographs, old books, and antique prints. We have prints of architectural interest, birds, animals, botanicals, fashion, sporting scenes and tens of thousands of portraits. Our inventory also includes views and maps of Savannah and other cities, all U.S. states and most countries of the world. Visit us in Savannah, Georgia, or shop inventory here online.
