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An early publication, the Birds of Europe was issued from 1832 to 1835, and shows clearly how Gould's style changed over the years. In these prints, the bird is the only focus of the image, with a sketchier background, giving them the air of being a watercolour study or drawing. Such exquisite delicacy is the hallmark of this work.

Edward Lear Grey Lag Wild Goose

Edward Lear
Grey Lag Wild Goose (Anser palustris)

Edward Lear Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).

Edward Lear
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). (Falco tinnunculus)

Edward Lear Sea Eagle [White-tailed Eagle].

Edward Lear
Sea Eagle [White-tailed Eagle]. (Haliaeetus albicilla.)

GOULD, John and Elizabeth. Turtle Dove. [Columba turtur].

GOULD, John and Elizabeth.
Turtle Dove. [Columba turtur]. (Columba turtur)

John and Elizabeth Gould. Hyacinthine Porphyrio

John and Elizabeth Gould.
Hyacinthine Porphyrio (Porphyrio hyacinthinus)

John and Elizabeth Gould Alpine Chough

John and Elizabeth Gould
Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

John and Elizabeth Gould American Cuckoo

John and Elizabeth Gould
American Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)

John and Elizabeth Gould Andalusian Turnix [Little Button Quail]

John and Elizabeth Gould
Andalusian Turnix [Little Button Quail] (Hemipodus tachydromus)

John and Elizabeth Gould Asiatic Nuthatch

John and Elizabeth Gould
Asiatic Nuthatch (Sitta asiatica)

John and Elizabeth Gould Baillon's Crake

John and Elizabeth Gould
Baillon's Crake (Zapornia Baillonii)

John and Elizabeth Gould Black Lark

John and Elizabeth Gould
Black Lark (Alauda tartarica)

John and Elizabeth Gould Black-bellied Water Ouzel

John and Elizabeth Gould
Black-bellied Water Ouzel (Cinclus melanogaster)

John and Elizabeth Gould Black-cap

John and Elizabeth Gould
Black-cap (Curucca atricapilla)

John and Elizabeth Gould Black-eared Wheatear

John and Elizabeth Gould
Black-eared Wheatear (Saxicola aurita)

John and Elizabeth Gould Black-throated Thrush.

John and Elizabeth Gould
Black-throated Thrush. (Turdus atrogularis.)

John and Elizabeth Gould Blue Thrush

John and Elizabeth Gould
Blue Thrush (Petrocincla cyanea)


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