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Original 19th c. Edouard Travies (1809-1870) hand colored and tinted Scarce Lithograph of Colins de las Calfornie, each bird has been skillfully cut, shaped and mounted with dried grasses to give a three-dimensional effect, oval mounts. The Back reads apportes San Francisco en France par M.T. Deschamps, le 8 Octobre 1852. The minute precision of Edouard Travies' work places him with the best of France's scientific artists; his bird drawings are considered to be some of the finest ever produced. His illustrations describe the species of birds native to Central and South America. All show the birds in association with flowering plants indigenous to their habitats, such as orchids and passion flowers. Travies' original drawings were reproduced as both engravings and lithographs. Drawn with a freer hand, the latter possess a very appealing, soft quality. When producing his own printed works, Travies always chose to use lithography, while other artists who made use of the drawings often opted for copper-plate engravings. Measures 23x19.50x.75. Wt 6 pds 5 oz. PROVENANCE: The Estate of a Litchfield Connecticut Antique & Art Dealer.