W. Foster.
[n.d., c.1900.]
Chromolithograph. Sheet 255 x 165mm (10 x 6½"). Some spotting.
A male pheasant of the Eastern Himalayas, named for British zoologist Philip Lutley Sclater. The artist, William Foster (1853-1924), was the son of Myles Birket Foster, and the only child to become an artist. As well as his serious ornithological work William illustrated children's books (including an 1889 edition of Lear's Nonsene Drolleries) and contributed many illustrations to periodicals.
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