Description
Partridges in Flight
by Archibald Thorburn
Each print is hand numbered, accompanied by a certificate signed by the Master Printer and is numbered to match the print. The editions are limited to 1880 copies.
Paper Size: 32 x 24 ins / 81 x 60 cm
Image Size: 28 x 20 ins / 71 x 50 cm
Archibald Thorburn wrote: “Looking at things with the eye of the ordinary lover of nature, one can only attempt to represent with brush and pencil the wonderful beautiful of the living creatures around us. The chief essential is to acquire the faculty of observing and noting down the many subtle differences in toes and little tricks of habit in different species, and this knowledge can only be obtained by patient watching.
The partridge is a bird of the pheasant family “phasianidae”. They are non-migratory and are native to Europe, Asia, North Africa and the Middle East. They are ground-nesting, seed-eaters and many species are hunted for sport or game.
The English partridge is perhaps better known as the Grey Partridge and breeds on farmland across most of Europe and much of North America.
watermarks do not appear on actual prints
