John Gould (1804-1881), Oidemia fusca [Velvet Scoter] Frame:unframed The doorway came into the

The doorway came into the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1933 (1933

" The son of a tennis professional in Grenoble and Paris

The immediacy of his images is irresistible

published in Venice circa 1690

Santo Domingo

John Gould (1804-1881), Oidemia fusca [Velvet Scoter] Frame:unframed The doorway came into theJohn Gould (1804 1881) Oidemia fusca [Velvet Scoter] from The Birds of Great Britain Vol. V Published: London, 1873 Aquatint engraving with original hand coloring Paper size: 21 3 8" x 14 1 2" John Gould (18041881) conceived a massive project: to illustrate the worlds birds in a regal format. He is best known for his multi volume works on the birds of every continent but Africa. Following the success of his 1837 "Birds of Europe" and the [1840]1869