"Henry Constantine Richter"
"Wood Sandpiper" Pencil and watercolour, heightened with white gouache. Numbered '4.57' with inscriptions on the back 'J. Gould / Totanus Gariola / Wood-Sandpiper. Henry Richter (1821-1902) was a British animal illustrator. He was employed by John Gould for thirty years to help him with the illustrations for his zoological publications. Dimensions with frame: 57cm x 46cm Dimensions without frame: 45cm x 34cm