Harlequin Duck, Pl. 31 — Kleinpfeifer

The boldly patterned Harlequin Duck in its icy habitat, one of the most visually striking plates in Czech ornithological publishing.

Original Czech title: Kachna strakatá. Histrionicus histrionicus, L. Karel Kleinpfeifer. Plate 31. From Zoographia Infinita (Birds of Europe) by Jiří Janda. Published in Prague, c. 1900.

This detailed illustration is a prime example of the high-quality ornithological atlases produced in Central Europe around the turn of the twentieth century. Janda's atlas, illustrated by Kleinpfeifer, combined scientific accuracy with artistic skill to document European avifauna.

Chromolithograph. Sheet size approximately 41.0 × 30.2 cm. Very good condition.