After Sepp & Nozeman, The Eurasian Nuthatch, 1829, Print

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Antique print titled 'sitta europea'. The eurasian nuthatch or wood nuthatch (sitta europaea) is a small passerine bird found throughout … Read more Antique print titled 'sitta europea'. The eurasian nuthatch or wood nuthatch (sitta europaea) is a small passerine bird found throughout temperate asia and in europe, where its name is the nuthatch. Like other nuthatches, it is a short-tailed bird with a long bill, blue-grey upperparts and a black eye-stripe. It is a vocal bird with a repeated loud dwip call. There are more than 20 subspecies in three main groups; birds in the west of the range have orange-buff underparts and a white throat, those in russia have whitish underparts, and those in the far east have a similar appearance to european birds, but lack the white throat. This print originates from 'nederlandsche vogelen; volgens hunne huisdouding, aert, en eigenschappen beschreeven", amsterdam, 1770-1829 by c. Nozeman, m. Houttuyn and j.c. Sepp. This is the most important and first study in the netherlands of ornithology at that time. The birds are depicted as they are in life, said to be depicted close to life sized and in their environment. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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