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Rev. Francis Smith's The Canary, its Varieties, Management, and Breeding (London, 1857) is a charming Victorian natural history work illustrated with fine chromolithograph plates depicting canaries in their various colour forms. The plates combine scientific accuracy with decorative appeal, and are among the most attractive bird prints of the mid-19th century.
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From The Canary, its Varieties, Management, and Breeding, Rev. Francis Smith, London, 1857. A charming chromolithograph depicting five canaries of varying plumage — grey, yellow, buff, and green — perched on an ornate glass compote dish. Titled "Our Canaries." A delightful and decorative Victorian natural history print.
From The Canary, its Varieties, Management, and Breeding, Rev. Francis Smith, London, 1857. A fine chromolithograph depicting two prize canaries — "Brilliant," a rich golden-yellow bird, and "Blanche," a pale buff-white specimen — standing side by side on a sandy ground. A superb example of Victorian ornithological illustration.
From The Canary, its Varieties, Management, and Breeding, Rev. Francis Smith, London, 1857. A charming chromolithograph depicting two prize canaries perched together on a wooden rod — "Beauty," a pale buff Yorkshire canary, and "Buttercup," a rich golden Norwich canary. A delightful example of Victorian ornithological illustration.
From The Canary, its Varieties, Management, and Breeding, Rev. Francis Smith, London, 1857. A fine chromolithograph depicting "King Pepin," a magnificent golden-yellow turn-crested canary perched on a wooden rod, shown in full profile with its distinctive crest prominently displayed. A superb example of Victorian ornithological illustration.
From The Canary, its Varieties, Management, and Breeding, Rev. Francis Smith, London, 1857. A charming chromolithograph depicting "Dickey," a common canary in warm yellow and buff tones, perched on a wooden rod against a softly shaded ground. A delightful and intimate example of Victorian ornithological illustration.
From The Canary, its Varieties, Management, and Breeding, Rev. Francis Smith, London, 1857. A fine chromolithograph depicting "Dandy," a green canary with olive-yellow breast and dark streaked wings, perched on a bamboo rod with beak open in song. A charming example of Victorian ornithological illustration.
From The Canary, its Varieties, Management, and Breeding, Rev. Francis Smith, London, 1857. A magnificent chromolithograph depicting two prize Belgian canaries — "Prince Charming," a rich golden-yellow bird with an elegant elongated posture, and "The Charming Princess," a pale buff companion — perched together on a bamboo rod. A superb example of Victorian ornithological illustration.
From The Canary, its Varieties, Management, and Breeding, Rev. Francis Smith, London, 1857. A fine chromolithograph depicting "The Dominie," a German canary in warm buff and olive tones with dark streaked wings, perched on a bamboo rod with beak open in song. A delightful example of Victorian ornithological illustration.
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