Lesser Bird of Paradise - From Ibis 1905 Pl 8 Lucinda Kingsley Kefford Bird,Natural History,Watercolor

This exceptional original watercolor is by Lucinda Kingsley Kefford. Her work was bound within Richard Bowdler Sharpe's Birds of Paradise. She used Whatmann watermarked paper dated 1911 and modeled her watercolors after notable images from Gould's Birds of Australia, The Ibis, Van Oort's Birds of New Guinea or Nova Guinea, Journal of Ornithology, and Novitates Zoologicae. Kefford was an early owner of the work. She was from Suffolk, England and lived from 1867 to 1950. Kefford was lithographic artist and student at the Royal Society of Art. --- The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. --- Paper Size ~ 14 1/2" by 21 1/2"