Danish naturalist and artist born Praesto 1858.  Arrived in England in 1892.  He developed into a skilled artist and illustrated a large number of important ornithological books between 1895 and  1930, providing the drawings in watercolours.  Book Illustrations : C W Beebe A Monograph of the Pheasants 1918-22;  HE Howards monograph of the British warblers published in 1907-14;  G M Matthews the Birds of Norfolk and Lord Howe Island London 1928 a book from which several plates were copied on postage stamps issued by Norfolk Island in 1970.

Woodlark
By:  Henrik Gronvold 1858-1940
Picture Size:  9 " x 5.5"
(23cms x 14cms)
Medium :  Watercolour
Signed and framed
Sold as a pair
Price :  POA

 

Skylark
By:  Henrik Gronvold 1858-1940
Picture Size:  8.5" x 5" (22cms x 13cms)
Medium :  Watercolour
Signed and framed
Sold as a pair
Price :  POA