William Home

Gos Hawk

'Gos Hawk' is an original engraving published and engraved by William Home Lizars for Sir William Jardine's 'Naturalist Library' in 1840.

The 'Gos Hawk' is found over nearly the whole of Europe and Asia, and has been seen in Northern Africa. Its nest is generally placed on the topmost boughs of trees, and the eggs are of a uniform spotless blue-white.

Both the male and female birds are very similar, the top of the head and the entire upper portion of the body and wings are gray-brown, the under portions of the body, together with the band over the cheeks and the back of the neck, are nearly white, diversified with numerous irregular spots, splashes and partial bars of black. Its cheeks and ear-coverts are dark greyish and the under tail coverts are white. The cere, legs, and toes are yellow, the claws black and the beak blue-black. The female's back is a more ruddy hue. The adult male 'Gos Hawk' measures about eighteen inches and the female measures a bit more than two feet.

The 'American Goshawk' (Astur Atricapillus) is regarded as the one par excellence as a trained hunter and is the handsomest of the falcons with its light coloured plumage and its noble attitude.

Original Hand-Coloured Engraving by William Home Lizars

Gos Hawk

View other original engravings by William Homes Lizars from Sir William Jardine's Naturalists Library.

Jardine's Naturalists Library
William Home Lizars (Edinburgh, 1788 - 1859)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Notes	-
01-		1. Hipparchia Janira, Male, 2. Female Medow Brown Butterfly by William Home Lizars	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving	1840	Published by William Home Lizars, London for Jardine's Naturalists Library	Sold
02.-		Acanthicus Histrix (Fort St. Joaquim in The Distance) by William Home Lizars	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving	1840	Published by William Home Lizars, London for Jardine's Naturalists Library
03.-		Ateles Paniscus (The Coaita) Monkey by William Home Lizars	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving	1833	Published by William Home Lizars, London for Jardine's Naturalists Library
04.-		Felis Angorensis (Angora Cat) by William Home Lizars	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving	1836	Published by William Home Lizars, London for Jardine's Naturalists Library
05.-		Gos Hawk by William Home Lizars	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving	1840	Published by William Home Lizars, London for Jardine's Naturalists Library	Sold
06.-		Neophron (The 'Alpine' or 'Egyptian Vulture')	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving	1837	Published by William Home Lizars, London for Jardine's Naturalists Library
07.-		Sudis Gigas by William Home Lizars	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving	1841	Published by William Home Lizars, London for Jardine's Naturalists Library	Sold
08.-		Syrian Hyrax by William Home Lizars	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving	1836	Published by William Home Lizars, London for Jardine's Naturalists Library
09.-		The Alco and Carrier Dog of The Indians	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving	1840	Published by William Home Lizars, London for Jardine's Naturalists Library	Sold
10.-		The Common Black Grouse (Lyrurus Tetrix Female) by William Home Lizars	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving	1840	Published by William Home Lizars, London for Jardine's Naturalists Library
11.-		The Pacamah of Guiana by William Home Lizars	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving	1840	Published by William Home Lizars, London for Jardine's Naturalists Library
12.-		The Springer Spaniel by William Home Lizars	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving	1833	Published by William Home Lizars, London for Jardine's Naturalists Library	Sold
13.-		The Virginian Quail (Otryx Borealis) by William Home Lizars	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving	1840	Published by William Home Lizars, London for Jardine's Naturalists Library
14.-		Trygon Garrapa by William Home Lizars	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving	1840	Published by William Home Lizars, London for Jardine's Naturalists Library

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Title:	Gos Hawk
Engraver:	Lizars, William Home (Edinburgh, 1788 - 1859)
Designer:	Stewart, J. (British, 19th c.)
Date:	1840
Medium:	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving
Publisher:	William Home Lizars, London
Note:	William Home Lizars: An eminent Scottish engraver and painter of topographical views, decorative and historical subjects, the natural history engravings of W. H. Lizars rank among the finest of the early nineteenth century. Training at the Trustee's Academy of Edinburgh, William Home Lizars quickly gained a strong reputation for his graphic work in all fields. From 1820, however, he concentrated almost solely upon the field for which he is best remembered, natural history subjects. Whether his work is in the field of delicate miniature engravings, such as this example, or in his large plates for Audubon's Birds of America, his reputation as one of the finest naturalist engravers in the history of the art stands unchallenged.
	The Naturalist Library: One of the finest and most thorough studies of natural history in the nineteenth century fell under the direction of Sir William Jardine. As editor of the Naturalists Library, Jardine commissioned experts throughout Europe to write individual volumes on their fields of animal studies. Between 1833 and 1842 a total of forty superb volumes were published on fish, insects, reptiles, birds and mammals. But perhaps the greatest accomplishment of this nine-year undertaking was that each book contained at least thirty splendid engravings by W. H. Lizars. These engravings -- some introducing newly discovered species, others portraying now extinct animals -- have for over a century and a half been considered to be among the finest pictorial representations of their kind. The engravings were always coloured by artists before publication.
Source:	Jardine's Naturalists Library
Note:	Directed by Sir William Jardine
Size:	3 3/4 X 6 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Condition:	Printed on early nineteenth century wove paper and with full margins as published by William Home Lizars in Edinburgh. It is a beautiful, early impression retaining its strong, original hand colouring and in fine condition throughout. Altogether, Gos Hawk is an excellent example of the original art from the famous Naturalists Library.
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