Antique Owl and Pigeon Prints by Jean Gabriel Prêtre Original color printing! Prêtre belongs to the famed French artists in early 19th century who masterfully used color printing for flowers, plants, birds to illustrate the important botanical and zoological books of that time. Using a separate printing for each color they used, and lacking the technical precision necessary to "come down" on the exact line of the preceding printings, it was an endevour making the hair of publishers stand on end, because of costly time and waste of misused paper involved. But once a print was done, the outcome was superb as seen in these samples here! Owls: Temminck, Coenraad Jacob and Laugier de Chartrouse: "Nouveau Recueil des Planches colorées d'Oiseaux..." Paris, 1820 - 1838 Pigeons: Temminck, Coenraad Jacob: "Histoire Naturelle Générale des Pigeons et des Gallinacés...". Amsterdam and Paris, 1813 - 1815 Images are on very large pages with wide margins. Page size: 52.5 x 34 cm (20.6 x 13.3 ") Size of birds from top of head to tip of tail: ca 16.5 - 25cm. (6.4 x 9.8 "). Some prints have some very tiny spots mostly in margins. Page number in upper right margin. Prints are otherwise in very good condition unless otherwise mentioned. Ordering and Payment

Colombe magnifique, mâle. Pigeon 22.5 cm ( 8.8 ") $ 225.00 Order Nr. PRÊTRE 6856

Hibou chaperroné Owl: 16.5 cm (6.4 ") $ 380.00 Order Nr. PRÊTRE6850

Hibou asio Owl: 17.7 cm (6.9 ") $ 380.00 Order Nr. PRÊTRE6851