A description of how to make similarly constructed pictures of birds, but with natural feathers, is given in: Elegant arts for ladies (London : Ward and Lock, 1861).
Exhibition History:
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
Subject Terms:
Gould, John, 1804–1881. | Birds -- Pictorial works. | Ornithology -- Great Britain. | Women in natural history.
Jardine, William, 1784–1843. Natural history of humming-birds. | Hayes, W. (William), 1729–1799. Portraits of rare and curious birds, with their descriptions. | Selby, Prideaux John, 1788–1867. Natural history of parrots. | Shaw, George, 1751–1813. General zoology. | Lear, Edward, 1812–1888, illustrator. | Griffiths, Mrs., illustrator.
