Bidspirit auction | The Sturgeon by Josiah Whymper

The Sturgeon by Josiah Whymper 1843 - This hand-coloured engraving is from Plates Illustrative of Natural History by Josiah Wood Whymper. Published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London 1843. The wood-engraved plate has original hand-colouring with explanatory text beneath. The colouring of the images is clear and bright. Josiah Wood Whymper (1813 - 1903) was a British wood-engraver, book illustrator and watercolourist and his wood-engraving enterprise became one of London's most successful. Size: 11in x 13.5in (28cm x 34cm) Condition: The print is in excellent condition - please inspect the image carefully as it is very accurate.