[Leadbeater's cockatoo?]
Orosháza fi Tzetter mettzitte 1792. Scarce engraving, printed in red and hand finished. 250 x 190mm (9¾ x 7½"). A pink cockatoo, probably a Leadbeater's, sitting on a low stump. It was engraved by the Hungarian Samuel Czetter in the style of George Edwards. A fine example of early colour printing. Czetter (or Tzetter, 1769-1829) worked in Vienna and Moscow, primarily engraving portraits but also a series of illustrations of the defences of Vienna.
[Ref: 38423] £280.00
(£336.00 incl.VAT)
[Grouse in winter plumage.]
Orosháza fi Tzetter inta s. mettzitte Betzven 1792. Scarce coloured engraving. 250 x 190mm (9¾ x 7½"). A white grouse in a rocky landscape. It was engraved by the Hungarian Samuel Czetter in the style of George Edwards. Czetter (or Tzetter, 1769-1829) worked in Vienna and Moscow, primarily engraving portraits but also a series of illustrations of the defences of Vienna.
[Ref: 38424] £220.00
(£264.00 incl.VAT)