[birdky] Rare bird prints for sale

 Floracliff Nature Sanctuary (located in southern Fayette Co.) is selling some 
bird prints owned by the late Mary Wharton. The artists include Mark Catesby, 
Georg Ehret, and Alexander Wilson. I have attached images of a couple of the 
Mark Catesby prints we are selling. If anyone would like a complete list and 
the prices, you can email me at floracliff@xxxxxxxx Any other questions can be 
answered by Bob Wilson at 859-223-2776. Below is Bob's article about the prints 
from our spring newsletter.
 
 Thanks,
 
 Beverly James
 Preserve Manager
 Floracliff Nature Sanctuary
 
 
  
 "For several years before her death in 1991, Mary Wharton assembled a 
collection of antique botanical and bird prints. Although some of the 
collection was sold at the estate auction, thirteen prints were retained by 
Floracliff Sanctuary with the thought of using them in a possible future nature 
center building. Recently, the Floracliff Board of Directors has decided to 
offer several of these prints for sale and to add the proceeds to the sanctuary 
endowment.
 Most of the prints are by the 18th century English traveler and naturalist, 
Mark Catesby, who traveled in southeastern America and the Caribbean between 
1712 and 1726. Two volumes of Catesby’s drawings were published between 1731 
and 1747, and a second edition appeared in 1754 after Catesby’s death. The 
etchings were printed in folio size and hand-colored, many by Catesby himself, 
since he could not afford to hire an artist. In addition to the Catesby prints, 
there are others by Georg Ehert and Alexander Wilson. 
 The prints are being offered for purchase at the retail value as determined by 
the Philadelphia Print Shop, one of the sources for Mary Wharton’s purchases. 
The prints are all attractively framed and have been restored/conserved. The 
purchaser of one of these prints would not only possess a charming piece of 
art, but also would be helping to carry on the work at Floracliff that was so 
close to Mary Wharton’s heart. For more information about this offer contact 
Bob Wilson at 223-2776."  
  
 
    
  
    
   
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