After Daniel G. Elliot (American, 1835–1915), Lady Amherst Pheasant, c. 1950s Lithogravure
Daniel Giraud Elliot (American, 1835–1915) was a zoologist, ornithological author, and publisher whose large-format natural-history books paired scientific descriptions with commissioned illustrations by leading wildlife artists. He was a scientific founder of the American Museum of Natural History, where specimens from his personal bird collection became among the museum’s earliest holdings. His A Monograph of the Phasianidae, or Family of the Pheasants, published from 1870 to 1872, presented pheasant species through elaborate hand-colored lithographs created by artists including Joseph Wolf and Joseph Smith.
Lady Amherst Pheasant, c. 1950s, color lithogravure on cream wove paper after an illustration by Daniel G. Elliot, published by R. H. Gibson, Art Publisher, St. Helena, California, and printed by H. S. Crocker Company, San Francisco. A male and female Lady Amherst pheasant feed beside a shallow pool, with another bird moving through the grasses before a distant mountain range. Printed below the image “THAUMALEA AMHERSTIAE / (LADY AMHERST PHEASANT),” followed by a list of related pheasant subjects in the series; publisher’s credit appears at lower left and “Lithogravure by H. S. CROCKER COMPANY, INC., SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.” at lower right. Sheet measures approximately 24 × 19 inches. The sheet shows heavy overall toning with widespread moisture staining, creases, and some tears. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
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Daniel Giraud Elliot (American, 1835–1915) was a zoologist, ornithological author, and publisher whose large-format natural-history books paired scientific descriptions with commissioned illustrations by leading wildlife artists. He was a scientific founder of the American Museum of Natural History, where specimens from his personal bird collection became among the museum’s earliest holdings. His A Monograph of the Phasianidae, or Family of the Pheasants, published from 1870 to 1872, presented pheasant species through elaborate hand-colored lithographs created by artists including Joseph Wolf and Joseph Smith.
Lady Amherst Pheasant, c. 1950s, color lithogravure on cream wove paper after an illustration by Daniel G. Elliot, published by R. H. Gibson, Art Publisher, St. Helena, California, and printed by H. S. Crocker Company, San Francisco. A male and female Lady Amherst pheasant feed beside a shallow pool, with another bird moving through the grasses before a distant mountain range. Printed below the image “THAUMALEA AMHERSTIAE / (LADY AMHERST PHEASANT),” followed by a list of related pheasant subjects in the series; publisher’s credit appears at lower left and “Lithogravure by H. S. CROCKER COMPANY, INC., SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.” at lower right. Sheet measures approximately 24 × 19 inches. The sheet shows heavy overall toning with widespread moisture staining, creases, and some tears. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
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Dimensions
24 x 19 in
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