John Gould (1804-1881), Oidemia fusca [Velvet Scoter] Frame:unframed French maps of 1718

French maps of 1718

" The son of a tennis professional in Grenoble and Paris

This collection comes directly from the art­ist’s family and is the most extensive grouping of Pope watercolors in private hands

published in Venice circa 1690

The doorway came into the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1933 (1933

John Gould (1804-1881), Oidemia fusca [Velvet Scoter] Frame:unframed French maps of 1718John Gould (1804 1881) Oidemia fusca [Velvet Scoter] from The Birds of Great Britain Vol. V Published: London, 1873 Aquatint engraving with original hand coloring Paper size: 21 3 8" x 14 1 2" John Gould (18041881) conceived a massive project: to illustrate the worlds birds in a regal format. He is best known for his multi volume works on the birds of every continent but Africa. Following the success of his 1837 "Birds of Europe" and the [1840]1869