Red Dove / Crimson Pigeon by Nodder / Shaw
396 PLN
No title - Crimson Pigeon
In the upper right corner plate number: 449
In the lower left corner, engraver's monogramm: R N
At the bottom publisher's note: London Published Oct.1.st 1800 by F.P. Nodder Newmann Street.
Prints shows a pigeon, also named :
Columba rosea / Crimson Pigeon / Rose - Coloured Dove / Red Dove
Original copperplate engraving with contemporary handcolor, comes from Vivarium naturae or the naturalist's miscellany by George Shaw, with illustrations prepared by the family Nodder: Frederick Polydore Nodder (died ca 1800), his wife Elizabeth and their son Richard Polydore, published ca 1800.
The series by G. Shaw consisted of 24 volumes with more than a thousand engravings, published from 1789 till 1813 (one volume each year). After G.Shaw died(in 1813) the series continued as