Hand-coloured woodcut print, c.1870:
Alexander Francis Lyon (British -1836 - 1917)
Wooden frame mat board
A delicately hand-coloured woodcut of the now-extinct Passenger Pigeon, produced in 1870 by British illustrator Alexander Francis Lydon. Once among the most abundant bird species in North America, the Passenger Pigeon was driven to extinction by the early 20th century. This print forms part of a celebrated series of Victorian natural history illustrations.This print forms a striking pair with Lydon’s Purple Martin
Size: 17 x 11cm
Frame: 36 x 28cm
Quality note: Foxing to the background of print.
Hand-coloured woodcut print, c.1870:
Alexander Francis Lyon (British -1836 - 1917)
Wooden frame mat board
A delicately hand-coloured woodcut of the now-extinct Passenger Pigeon, produced in 1870 by British illustrator Alexander Francis Lydon. Once among the most abundant bird species in North America, the Passenger Pigeon was driven to extinction by the early 20th century. This print forms part of a celebrated series of Victorian natural history illustrations.This print forms a striking pair with Lydon’s Purple Martin
Size: 17 x 11cm
Frame: 36 x 28cm
Quality note: Foxing to the background of print.
