[London, Treutel, Wurtz, Treutel Jr. and Richter, 1831]. Folio. Single leaf. Finely lithographed and originally hand-coloured by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins. Matted and framed. In black and gilt frame (49.8 x 42.0 cm).

This Plate 22 of J. E. Gray's beautiful Illustrations of Indian Zoology: Chiefly selected from the collection of Major-General Hardwicke, F.R.S. (1830-1835; this plate published in 1831 - see Sawyer). Printed by Engelmann. Nowadays it has become a very rare work. The jay depicted was originally described by the British zoologist (chiefly ornithologist) John Edward Gray (1800-1875). The artist is the British-American sculptor, illustrator, and zoologist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (1807-1894). He was "renowned for his work on the life-size models of dinosaurs in the Crystal Palace Park in south London. The models, accurately made using the latest scientific knowledge, created a sensation at the time. Hawkins was also a noted lecturer on zoological topics" (Wikipedia). An excellent, clean copy in a nice, "classic" frame. Plate not numbered. According to Zimmer no text other than the captions was published. Anker, 187; Nissen IVB, 391; Sawyer, The Dates of Issue of J. E. Gray's "Illustrations of Indian Zoology"; Sitwell, Fine Bird Books, p. 103; Zimmer, pp. 272-273.