Caption

The gold-crested wren, Photoreproduction of a drawing of a wren by Philip Henry Delamotte, photograph, reproduction, page, after drawing by Philip Henry Delamotte, Selborne, c. 1850 - in or before 1876, photographer, Hampshire, paper, carbon print, height 170 mm x width 125 mm, song-birds: wren, A monochrome illustration of a small bird perched among dense needle-like foliage and cone-shaped clusters; the bird shows a rounded body, a short beak, a striped pattern on the head, and layered feathers on the wings and tail, while the surrounding branches display overlapping, textured leaves and clustered cones rendered in fine, detailed strokes against a light rectangular background with a narrow decorative border.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B00_138

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.1Mb (7.8Mb) / 12.1in x 16.0in / 3638 x 4809 (300dpi)

Keywords

gold-crested wren Photoreproduction drawing wren Philip Henry Delamotte photograph reproduction page Selborne c 1850 - 1876 photographer Hampshire paper carbon print height 170 mm x width 125 mm song-birds monochrome illustration small bird perched dense needle- foliage cone-shaped clusters rounded body short beak striped pattern head layered feathers wings tail surrounding branches display overlapping textured leaves clustered cones rendered fine detailed strokes light rectangular background narrow decorative border