A Group of Eight Mid-19thC Hand-Coloured Engravings of British Birds c.1857 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope The condition of each intaglio

The condition of each intaglio varies as per the photographs but they range from part-decayed to very good for the examples that are more contemporary

Gone to his rest

and Blaenau Ffestiniog

Sassoon and Attenborough came to dinner

though could be restored and be used as intended if so desired

A Group of Eight Mid-19thC Hand-Coloured Engravings of British Birds c.1857 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope The condition of each intaglioOrigin: English Period: Early Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1857 Height: 10. 75 Width: 7. 25 (each) The octet of early Victorian period engravings, with the finely executed hand colouring to each, being original illustrations published in 1857 in Henry Leonard Meyer's 'Illustrations of British Birds and Their Eggs', hailing from the middle of the nineteenth century and showing a wonderful and vibrant array of birds, each now framed for