Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots
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Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots
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Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots is an 1832 book containing 42 hand-coloured lithographs by Edward Lear. He produced 175 copies for sale to subscribers as a part-publication, which were later bound as a book. Lear started painting parrots in 1830 when he was 18 years old, and to get material for his book he studied live birds at the London Zoo and in private collections. The latter included those of Edward Smith Stanley, later 13th Earl of Derby, who had a large menagerie a
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1832 book by Edward Lear
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illustrations_of_the_Family_of_Psittacidae,_or_Parrots
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2024-04-12T21:30:26Z
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