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BUYERS CHOICE COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG HAND COLORED CATESBY PRINTS:
$235.00
BUYERS CHOICE OF 3 CUSTOM FRAMED HARD TO FIND WILLIAMSBURG HAND COLORED ENGRAVINGS OF A BLU GROSBEAK, A CHATTERER AND A PAINTED FINCH. ORIGINALLY DONE BY MARK CATESBY FAMOUS COLONIAL NATURALIST IN 1722. CATESBY SPENT SEVERAL YEARS ROAMING THE CAROLINAS AND VIRGINIA DRAWING AND PAINTING THE FLORA AND FAUNA. HE EVEN SPENT SOME TIME IN WILLIAMSBURG. HE WAS ABOUT 100 YEARS EARLIER THAN AUDUBON. THESE ARE NOT A LITHOGRAPHS. THEY AREENGRAVINGS THAT WERE COLORED BY HAND WITH WATERCOLORS BY AN ARTIST. WILLIAMSBURG SOLD A SERIES OF CATESBY\'S PRINTS ONLY FOR A SHORT WHILE. THEY ARE VERY HARD TO FIND. DONE BY THE DIETZ PRESS AND HAND COLORED SIMILAR TO THE FURBER HAND COLORED BOTANICAL PRINTS SOME OF WHICH I HAVE LISTED AS WELL. THESE ARE CUSTOM FRAMED AND MATTED AND MEASURE 25\" BY 31\" PRINT ALONE MEASURES 14\" BY 17\" SIGHT ALL ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION NO RIPS TEARS STAINS OR FOXING AND APPEAR LIKE NEW
