John Gould (14 September 1804 – 3 February 1881) was
an English ornithologist and bird artist. He published a number
of monographs on birds, illustrated by plates that he produced with the
assistance of his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists including Edward Lear, Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf and William
Matthew Hart. He has been considered the father of bird study in Australia and
the Gould League in Australia is named after him. His identification
of the birds now nicknamed "Darwin's finches" played a role in the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural
selection. Gould's work is referenced in Charles
Darwin's book, On the Origin
of Species.
"Chrysobronchus Viridicaudus"
Original hand-colored lithograph from the 1860’s. Minor age-related
discoloration.
Great condition.
