Gracius I. Broinowski
Birds  of Australia

These  chromolithographs are cut from Gracius Broinowski's (1837-1913) six-volume Birds of Australia, published in Melbourne, 1887-1891, and limited to 1000 copies.  At the age of 20, Broinowski left Poland to avoid conscription and seek his fortune in the Australian gold fields.  After trying his hand at various rural trades, he eventually turned to painting as he wandered the countryside.  In 1878, Broinowski settled in Sydney, where he became a teacher resident artist.

Though printed on thinner stock than Studer's Birds of America, the images are somewhat similar in feel.  The age-toning on these is very light and even.  All margins and plate marking are present (clipped in the photos only).