Horned Parakeet

Artist or Author: Alexandre Bourjot Saint-Hilaire

Work: Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets

Date of Publication: 1837-1838

Style: Originally Hand-Colored Lithograph

Paper Size: ~ 10" by 13 1/2"

Condition: The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age. There is a small bit of worming on the bottom right of the page which does not affect the image. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.

Description of the work: This fine lithograph is from Alexandre Bourjot Saint-Hilaire's Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets or Natural History of Parrots. It was published between 1835 to 1839 by F. G. Levrault in Paris and Strasbourg.

Plates from this set were meant to supplement previous volumes of parrots published by Levaillant. The plates were illustrated by J. C. Werner.

Alexandre Bourjot Saint-Hilaire (1801-1886) was a French professor of natural history. He took the surname, Saint-Hilaire, after his father-in-law, Geoffrey Saint-Hilaire, who was also an author of natural history.