Descrição
Um monumento incomparável na história da ilustração científica!
Edward Lear, talvez mais conhecido pelo seu lado absurdo, mas que nos seus primeiros anos se destacou como ilustrador de aves e répteis. Este conjunto de 42 litografias coloridas à mão, originalmente intituladas “Ilustrações da Família dos Psitacídeos”, ou só “Psitacídeos”, foi a melhor conquista da sua carreira relativamente curta como desenhador de história natural, antes da sua perda da visão o ter feito concentrar mais na escrita.
English:
Bought for large sums of money from travellers and merchants, parrots were the object of much fascination to 19th century European aristocracy for their colorful liveries and most of all for their ability to speak, sing, and imitate the human voice. Completed in 1832 when he was just 20, Edward Lears set of 42 hand-colored lithographs entitled Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots comprise one of the first collections entirely dedicated to parrots in the history of scientific illustration; they include different African, Australian, and American species bred by the collections subscribers, amongst whom were the artists patrons Sir William Jardine and Prideaux John Selby. The young and prodigiously talented Lear (1812-1888) made his drawings from live parrots, the collection was reproduced in only 175 precious sets With a brief zoological introduction and written portraits of each bird, TASCHEN reprint brings Lears parrots back to life for all to admire.
