| John Gould Gallery |
| The Birds of Europe | |||
| The first of Gould's work to feature plates by Edward Lear, whose contribution included most of the larger birds in the book: eagles, vultures, cranes, storks, swans, pelicans, herons, geese, and other games birds and birds of prey. A total of sixty-eight plates bear Lear's name, and 'They are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, (for) it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self conscious clumsiness and his charm' (Hyman,'Lear's Birds'). | |||
| Publication City: London Medium: Lithographs with original hand-coloring Dimensions: Measuring 21 1/4 x 14 1/2 inches Date: 1832 - 1837 | |||
| SELECTIONS FROM THIS WORK | |||
 Barred Owl details |  Black Tailed Gannet details |  Common Crane details |  Common Night Heron details |  Common Shieldrake details |  Common Teal details |  Eider Duck details |  Glossy Ibis details |  Golden Eye details |  Green Woodpecker details |  Northern Diver details |  Nyctea Nivea (Snowy Owl) details |  Red Breasted Goose details |  Rufous Backed Egret details |  Short Eared Owl details |  Short Toed Eagle details |  Shoveller Duck details |  Tawny or Wood Owl details |  White Headed Duck details | |
