Gyrfalcon, Pl. 12 — Kouba

The Gyrfalcon, largest and most formidable of the world's falcons, depicted with its young in a powerful ornithological study.

Original Czech title: Sokol lovecký, islandský. Falco gyrfalco islandus. František Kouba. Plate 12. From Zoographia Infinita. Published in Prague, c. 1900.

František Kouba was a significant Czech ornithological illustrator whose detailed and vibrant chromolithographs contributed to the rich tradition of natural history illustration in Central Europe around the turn of the twentieth century. His raptor plates are especially prized.

Chromolithograph. Sheet size approximately 41.0 × 30.2 cm. Excellent condition.