Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica, chasing an insect

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Chimney swallow, Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Graves from "British Ornithology" 1811. Graves was a bookseller, publisher, artist, engraver and colorist and worked on botanical and ornithological books.

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Size: 3245px × 5184px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1811, artist, barn, bookseller, british, chimney, colorist, copperplate, engraver, engraving, george, graves, handcoloured, hirundo, ornithological, ornithology, publisher, rustica, swallow