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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GaleriaGila, post: 114705, member: 993&quot;]Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!</p><p>As your link told, your boy Nodder was a big name in his day, did work for Royals, made the rounds of the big engravers and printers.&nbsp; I always enjoy the poses of these really early birds... the idea of &quot;natural poses&quot; hadn&#039;t really caught on, and the birds were posed like little aristocrats, which I find so charming!</p><p>I like the plain frame.&nbsp; Even my big Lear is in a plain black frame, just a tiny bit of gold leaf.&nbsp; It came from Oppenheimer&#039;s that that way. </p><p>I love the smaller birds for intimate corners, or desk areas, or any weird little spot that just &quot;needs something&quot;. </p><p>Some of the early prints showed birds whose names have changed, or who have gone extinct.&nbsp; You White-Throat is alive and well in the Amazon.&nbsp; My Aracari became today&#039;s &quot;Belted Toucan&quot;, based on my research.</p><p>Thanks for showing your little friend.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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