Levaillant Collection

Sentinel rock thrush, Monticola explorator (Watchful thrush, Turdus perspicax)
FLO4683941 Sentinel rock thrush, Monticola explorator (Watchful thrush, Turdus perspicax). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Premiere variete du Grand Lori, engraved by Langlois, c. 1801-05 (engraving)
3431744 Premiere variete du Grand Lori, engraved by Langlois, c.1801-05 (engraving) by Barraband, Jacques (1767-1809) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Red Bird of Paradise (No. 6), 1801-1806 (engraved plate printed in colours
986402 Red Bird of Paradise (No. 6), 1801-1806 (engraved plate printed in colours and finished by hand) by Barraband, Jacques (1767-1809) (after); 50.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Colombi-Hocco male, 1796-1808 (etched plate printed in colour and finished by hand)
986174 Le Colombi-Hocco male, 1796-1808 (etched plate printed in colour and finished by hand) by French School, (18th century); 32.5x52 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Colombi-Hocco male)

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Yellow and Red Parrot, c. 1801-05 (hand-coloured engraving)
986111 Yellow and Red Parrot, c.1801-05 (hand-coloured engraving) by Barraband, Jacques (1767-1809) (after); 53x35 (folio) cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Francois Levaillant (1753-1824), 1801. Creator: Westermayr, Conrad (1765-1834)
Portrait of Francois Levaillant (1753-1824), 1801. Private Collection

Le Nebuleux bird of paradise, Paradisea nigricans.. Named by Levaillant for its cloudy white feathers. Shaw describes it as an ally of the twelve-wired bird-of-paradise, Seleucidis melanoleucus

Arfak astrapia, Astrapia nigra.. Copied from Jacques Barrabands illustration from Francois Levaillants Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis, 1801

Superb bird-of-paradise, Lophorina superba.. Copied from Jacques Barrabands illustration for Francois Levaillants Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis, 1801

Australasian thrush from Shaw and Nodder s
Australasian thrush from Shaw and Nodders -Naturalists Miscell. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, London, 1812

Picture No. 10893444
Levaillant's Cuckoo - perched on branch amongst leaves (Clamator levaillantii) Date:

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Discover the captivating world of Francois Levaillant, a renowned naturalist and explorer of the 18th and 19th centuries. This collection showcases some of his most remarkable discoveries, including the Premiere variete du Grand Lori (1801-05, engraved by Langlois), the Red Bird of Paradise (No. 6, 1801-1806, engraved plate printed in colours), the Le Colombi-Hocco male (1796-1808, etched plate printed in colour and finished by hand), and the Yellow and Red Parrot (c. 1801-05, hand-coloured engraving). Also featured are the enigmatic Nebuleux bird of paradise (Paradisea nigricans), the Arfak astrapia (Astrapia nigra), the Superb bird-of-paradise (Lophorina superba), and an Australasian thrush from Shaw and Nodder's works. This collection offers a glimpse into Levaillant's extraordinary contributions to the scientific community, as depicted in the portrait of the naturalist himself (1801, Creator: Westermayr, Conrad). Picture No. 10893444.