Henry Leonard Meyer (1797-1865). “Tree Sparrow.”
ca, 1835. 10 1/4 x 8" (image); 14 ¾ x 10 7/8 (paper size). Lithograph. Original hand color. Light scattered spots. Else, very good condition. Fine Bird Books, p.123. A/A
A hand colored lithograph form Henry Leonard Meyer's publication Illustrations of British Birds published between 1835-1841. As with all of Meyers depictions he shows species life size with an example of their egg. A finely executed print from a well known and important work on British ornithology.