Sturnus vulgaris (Starling)
John Gould · 1873
Glossy starlings speckled with green and violet: a natural-history classic.
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About the work
A lithograph from John Gould’s The Birds of Great Britain, published in 1873. A pair of starlings in iridescent plumage perch on a mossy stump.
Printed on 200 gsm museum-quality matte paper from the museum’s high-resolution open-access image, with a white border so nothing of the original is cropped. Available from A4 up to 70 × 100 cm, or as a digital download to print yourself.
The original
| Artist | John Gould |
|---|---|
| Date | 1873 |
| Medium | Lithograph |
| Series | The Birds of Great Britain |
| Accession no. | 1976.146 |
| Collection | The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0) |
Print details
| Artist | John Gould |
|---|---|
| Date | 1873 |
| Original | Lithograph |
| Series | The Birds of Great Britain |
| Paper | 200 gsm museum-quality matte, FSC-certified |
| Border | Printed with a white border |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Sizes | A4 to 70 × 100 cm · digital download |
| Source | The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0) |
Delivery & returns
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