Restored from a 19th-century plate, this vintage scientific illustration gathers parrots and shrikes—the Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor), Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio), Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor), Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao), Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria), and Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (“Sir Joseph Banks’s Cockatoo,” Calyptorhynchus banksii)—poised on bare branches and eucalypt boughs, with the shrikes shown hunting insects. The restoration preserves period character while reviving fine linework and color, making it a striking natural history art print for study or display.
Unframed Print
Size: A4 (297x210mm) | 9x12" (8.3x11.7")
Material: Fine art Hahnemühle German Etching paper, 310 gsm — textured surface, warm/natural white, velvet matt finish
Printing technique: Museum-quality giclée with water-based pigment inks
Eco credentials
Water-based inks
Sustainably sourced paper
Local fulfilment to reduce carbon emissions
Plastic-free packaging/ product
About the artist
Friedrich Specht (1839–1909) was a German natural history illustrator renowned for precise, characterful depictions of mammals and birds. His engravings and color plates, widely published in 19th-century zoological works, balanced scientific accuracy with artistic elegance.
