Parrots in Captivity Series

a) W T Greene
Carolina Parrot
1884
Chromoxylograph (color wood engraving) on paper
9.4 x 6.6 in (24 x 17 cm)

b) W T Greene
Military Macaw
1884
Chromoxylograph (color wood engraving) on paper
9.4 x 6.6 in (24 x 17 cm)

c) W T Greene
Yellow-Rumped Parrakeet
1884
Chromoxylograph (color wood engraving) on paper
9.4 x 6.6 in (24 x 17 cm)

d) W T Greene
White-Eared Conure
1884
Chromoxylograph (color wood engraving) on paper
9.4 x 6.6 in (24 x 17 cm)

e) W T Greene
Blue Bonnet Parrakeet
1884
Chromoxylograph (color wood engraving) on paper
9.4 x 6.6 in (24 x 17 cm)

f) W T Greene
Golden-Crowned Parrakeet
1884
Chromoxylograph (color wood engraving) on paper
9.4 x 6.6 in (24 x 17 cm)

g) W T Greene
Grey Parrot
1884
Chromoxylograph (color wood engraving) on paper
9.4 x 6.6 in (24 x 17 cm)

h) W T Greene
Blue-Fronted Amazon
1884
Chromoxylograph (color wood engraving) on paper
9.4 x 6.6 in (24 x 17 cm)

These prints are significant because of the method used in producing the coloured plates. Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) devised a technique of colour printing using wood blocks known as chromoxylography. The prints were engraved by Benjamin Fawcett after drawings by Alexander Francis Lydon. These prints were part of William Thomas Greene's book "Parrots in Captivity".

Hand-coloured wood engraving started with an accurate painting of the subject. This picture was then carved on a wooden block, standing proud in order to pick up the ink. The block was then placed in a printing press to give a black-and-white print, which was then hand-coloured. The wooden print blocks were carved with great attention detail. Pear and boxwood were sufficiently hard and fine-grained, making them durable and capable of showing fine detail. Most of the joint works of Fawcett and Lydon were published by Groombridge, of London. (Source: Wikipedia)

(Set of eight)

These works will be shipped unframed

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