Edward Lear Lithograph 'Black Stork' from John Gould's Birds of Europe

Edward Lear, Black Stork, Ciconia Nigra, originally published in John Gould's 'The Birds of Europe' [1832 - 1837], coloured lithograph, this version dates from the late 19th century, within a Victorian gilt gesso frame. Plate size 525 x 350 mm.