Darvill's Rare Prints, fine antique prints and rare maps since 1918! Darvill's Rare Prints, fine antique prints and rare maps since 1918!
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Archibald Thorburn has been described as "the greatest ornithological artist ever,
with a wonderful gift for placing his bird subjects in harmonious surroundings."
At the age of 20, Thorburn's work was accepted for the Royal Academy Exhibition
in London, and in 1887 his reputation was secured by a commission to illustrate
Lord Lilford's Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Isles,
for which he painted 268 watercolours.


Plate 12, Pipits
Plate 12, Pipits
$50


Plate 13, Shrikes
Plate 13, Shrikes
$55


Plate 17, Buntings, etc.
Plate 17, Buntings, etc.
$55


Plate 19, Starling, Jay, etc.
Plate 19, Starling, Jay, etc.
$45


Plate 21, Crows
Plate 21, Crows
$55


Plate 26, Owls
Plate 26, Owls
$75


Plate 30, Harriers
Plate 30, Harriers
$55


Plate 38, Falcon, etc.
Plate 38, Falcon, etc.
$50


Plate 39, Cormorant, etc.
Plate 39, Cormorant, etc.
$50


Plate 73, Gulls
Plate 73, Gulls
$50


Plate 74, Gulls
Plate 74, Gulls
$50


Plate 79, Petrels, etc.
Plate 79, Petrels, etc.
$45
We have many more plates from Thorburn's "British Birds"...please email us if you are looking for a particular plate.
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ARCHIBALD THORBURN (1860 - 1935)
"British Birds" 1918, London

Full Colour Letterpress on thick paper
Stunningly beautiful printing, especially for the early 20th century
Sheet size: approx. 10 x 12¼ inches • text accompanies print whenever available