From The Metropolitan Museum. Plate 25: from "Histoire Naturelle des perroquets", 1801-1806 by Francois Levaillant. A Long-Stranded African Roller Bird.
From the Met:
Their strong three-dimensional quality was achieved not only through accurate drawing, but also through the combination of color printing and further additions of bright colors and shading, done by hand in watercolor.
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