Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin, Pl. 42 — Ptactvo Evropy

A striking chromolithograph of three Rufous-tailed Scrub Robins in characteristic poses, by one of the nineteenth century's finest bird illustrators.

Original Czech title: Slavík rezavý. Drawn and lithographed by John Gerrard Keulemans. Plate 42 from Zoographia Infinita (Birds of Europe), published in Prague, c. 1900.

Zoographia Infinita was an ambitious Czech ornithological atlas documenting the avifauna of Europe at the turn of the twentieth century. Keulemans, among the most accomplished ornithological artists of the era, contributed plates that brought his characteristic precision and naturalism to this Central European tradition of meticulous chromolithographic bird illustration.

Chromolithograph on wove paper. Sheet size approximately 41.0 × 30.2 cm. In excellent condition.