Blackcock and Greyhen by Allen William Seaby
Blackcock and Greyhen
Allen William Seaby
Title
Blackcock and Greyhen
Artist
Year
1924
Technique
color woodcut
Image Size
4 7/8 x 6 15/16" image
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
221 of 500
Annotations
artist's monogram in lower left corner of the image
Reference
Giles OCPM 1924 #1
Paper
heavy laid Hosho
State
published
Publisher
Original Color Print Magazine, William Giles, publisher
Inventory ID
15441
Price
SOLD
Description
The birds portrayed in Allen Seaby's color woodcut are game birds in the grouse family. The male and female are commonly referred to by their folk names, Blackcock and Greyhen; names first used in literature by John Ray in 1674. The black grouse is a large game bird and the males have distinctive white wings and a lyre-shaped tail. The females are grayish-brown (hence the name Greyhen) and her distinctive characteristic is her cackling call.