Jacques Barraband

BARRABAND. Two Birds of Paradise

1806

[ Bird of Paradise] La Pie de paradise, vue par derriere , No.21, Paris 1801-1806 [Astrapia nigra]. Color-printed engraving with hand-coloring. French botanical and zoological illustrator Jacques Barraband (1767-1809) was known as one of the finest ornithological artists of his time .He is best known for his watercolors and engravings that were commissioned by François LeVaillant, French explorer, naturalist, zoological collector , noted ornithologist and author. Levaillant’s Histoire naturelle des perroquets (1801-05) and his Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis (Birds of Paradise, 1801-06), both of which Barraband contributed to, are still considered some of the most beautiful bird books of all times because of their exceptional scientific accuracy, rich color and detail. The Astrapia nigra is a Bird of Paradise that inhabits the Vogelkop Peninsula of West Papua...

These prints belong to an era when scientific expeditions were beginning to bring back exotic species from distant lands, inspiring a surge of interest in documenting and classifying...

This plate is unique both for the unmistakable beauty of the bird species and for the great scientific and artistic skill of Elisabeth and Jhon Gould to have rendered it. The price ...

Mr John Gould's tropical framed Bird prints 1955 taken from his limited edition of 1000. The most celebrated British ornithologist of the nineteenth-century John Gould (1804-1881) ...

Mr John Gould's tropical framed Bird prints 1955 taken from his limited edition of 1000. The most celebrated British ornithologist of the nineteenth-century John Gould (1804-1881) wa...

This plate is unique because of the bird species' unmistakable beauty and the great scientific and artistic skill with which Elisabeth and Jhon Gould rendered it. The price quoted h...

Set of two antique bird prints titled 'Birds of Paradise' and 'Great Emeral Bird of Paradise'. These prints originate from 'The Natural History of The Sacred Scriptures, and Guide to...

"Sammlung Verschiedenr Auslandischer und Selener Vogel", Nuremberg 1770-1773. Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with original hand-colouring after the drawi...

Antique bird print titled 'Diphyllodes Hunsteini'. Original lithograph of Hunstein's bird of paradise. This print originates from 'Birds of Asia' by John Gould. Published 1850-1853.

"Sammlung Verschiedenr Auslandischer und Selener Vogel", Nuremberg 1770-1773. Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with original hand-colouring after the drawi...