FRAMED HANDCOLORED 18TH/19TH CENTURY ENGRAVING OF A HERON, CORNELIUS NOZEMAN,Cornelius Nozeman (1721-1786), from Nederlandsche Vogelen. Published Amsterdam, ca. 1770-1829. Plate 148, depicting Ardea, Cinera. Framed in wood frame with double mats and uv plexiglass.
Nederlandsche Vogelen (Birds of the Netherlands) was published in installments by Christiaan Sepp starting in 1770. This work, finished well after both men had died in 1829, was the first folio depicting the birds of the Netherlands (at that time including the area known today as Belgium). It was illustrated by Jan Christiaan Sepp and published by the naturalist Maarten Houttuyn.
- Framed: 26 3/8" high x 20 1/4" wide. Estimate $200-300
Not examined out of frame, though appears to be full margin, with very good original color and no condition issues. Frame and mat also in very good condition.
