This Print is respectfully Dedicated to the Members of the Linnean Society by their obedient Servant, James Bulcock. Proof.
Painted by Henry Howard, Esq. R.A. Engraved by Thomas Lupton.
Published Aug. 1. 1828, by J. Bulcock, 163, Strand.
Fine proof mezzotint. 340 x 260mm (13¼ x 10¼"), with large margins. Small scuff in inscription area, marks in margins.
A half-length porrait of William Kirby (1759-1850), entomologist, an original member of the Linnean Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society, as well as a country rector, famed for his 'Introduction to Entomology', co-written with William Spence.
O'D 24 ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Wellcome: 1597-2.
[Ref: 64759] £280.00
Published Aug. 1. 1828, by J. Bulcock, 163, Strand.
Fine proof mezzotint. 340 x 260mm (13¼ x 10¼"), with large margins. Small scuff in inscription area, marks in margins.
A half-length porrait of William Kirby (1759-1850), entomologist, an original member of the Linnean Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society, as well as a country rector, famed for his 'Introduction to Entomology', co-written with William Spence.
O'D 24 ii of ii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. Wellcome: 1597-2.
[Ref: 64759] £280.00