Birds of Great Britain and Ireland Volume 2 - 34 prints (8.5 x 11-inch):
Hawfinch, House Sparrow, Jackdaw, Jay, Lesser Whitethroat, Linnet, Marsh Tit, Marsh Warbler, Martin, Meadow Pipit, Missel (Mistle) Thrush, Common nightingale, Nutcracker, Nuthatch, White Wagtail, Red-backed shrike, Redbreast, Red-spotted Bluethroat, Redstart, Pied wagtail (White wagtail), Red Wing, Reed bunting, Reed warbler (Eurasian), Richard's pipit, Ring ouzel, Rock pipit (Eurasian), Rook, Rosy starling (Rose-coloured Starling),
This series of prints features birds from the Order Passeres native to Britain and Ireland. All are featured in their native settings, some including nests and eggs. The illustrations are by H. Gronvold and F. W. Frohawk.
Each individual print is full page and is intentionally printed on a single page. With the reverse left blank, you can easily cut it out and create a perfect picture for displaying or framing purposes.
Henrik Gronvold, (1858-1940) was a Danish naturalist and artist. From an early age, he developed an interest in natural history and spent his time drawing the birds and animals around him. In his early years, he studied drawing in Copenhagen, Denmark.
In 1892, Gronvold left Denmark intending to emigrate to the United States. While stopping in London en route, he was employed at the Natural History Museum preparing anatomical specimens. There he developed skill as a taxidermist and established his reputation as an artist. In 1895, Gronvold joined an expedition to the Savage islands, returning later to continue as an artist at the Musem. After this expedition, Grönvold worked at the Museum in an unofficial capacity as an artist for decades and only left London to attend an ornithological congress in Berlin.
By the end of the century, Gronvold's work was well represented in scientific literature. He also produced plates of bird eggs, which were quite unusual and rarely found in early bird books.
