1843 Lizars - The Spermaceti Whale, Beale South Seas Lithograph, Plate 9.
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| Management number | 21379621 | Release Date | 2025/10/27 | List Price | $87.11 | Model Number | 21379621 | ||
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William Home Lizar (1788-1859).
Scottish painter and engraver.
The Spermaceti Whale PL9.
Painting by James Stewart.
1843 original hand-colored lithograph.
Acquisition: I purchased this piece on a summer holiday 1994 in Great Britain at an antique fair.
Whale Naturalist’s Library
William Home Lizar published about 40 different volumes on natural history, entitled the Naturalist’s Library, published in Edinburgh Scotland, from about 1840 through 1880. He did wonders for the educating Great Britain, as his illustrations became very popular, and affordable. These were issued as very small books with lots of information with details and illustrations. This was the rage of 19th century Europe.
Water coloring, applied by hand
Water coloring, applied by hand, was a huge trade during the 1800’s. Good water coloring would sell your subscription as a publisher or as an author. In this case… over 40 volumes were published in about 40 years. The water coloring really increased sales in this 19th Ce
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