GOULD, John; LEAR, Edward (artist)
Peregrine Falcon.
Peregrine Falcon.
Falco Peregrinus.
Stock Code 113888
London, for the author, 1832
Lear's plates are from bird drawings that 'are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, [for] it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm' (Hyman). 'Lear's participation transformed the work of Mrs. Gould.... [H]e propelled her limited sense of perspective into the third dimension. He encouraged movement, vigor, and a sense of character in her birds; he instilled an idea of composition in which the subject related to its background instead of perching in midair like a cardboard cutout. He introduced a sense of subtlety and freedom into her drawings where previously she had only mimicked the technique used in etching or engraving. There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that made the works of Gould into a success and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration' (Tree).
Hand coloured lithograph; print size: 52.5cm x 32.5cm, mounted: 60.5cm x 42.5cm.
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