I.
° Artist: William Matthew Hart
° Medium: Watercolor on slightly thick paper
° Condition: good general condition
° Provenance: Private collection

II.
1. The word "In the style of" is used for a work by an unknown creator who has created a copy of a known work by the named artist. (Source: Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus).IV.
William Matthew Hart (1830-1908) was an Irish-born English bird illustrator and lithographer who worked for John Gould. Hart began his medical training, but was unable to complete his studies for financial reasons. He began working for Gould in 1851, beginning an association that would last thirty years. At the beginning of this period, he made the patterns for the lithographic plates for Gould's work on hummingbirds, and also worked on The Birds of Great Britain with Henry Constantine Richter. By 1870 Hart had become Gould's leading artist and lithographer. After Gould's death in 1881, Hart was hired by Richard Bowdler Sharpe of the British Museum to complete Gould's work on the birds of New Guinea and produce illustrations for Sharpe's monograph on the birds of paradise.

Excellent condition, as shown in the photos.

13.75 x 10 in