Canada Grouse, from the Game Birds series (N40) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes 1888 - 1890
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drawing
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aged paper
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toned paper
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water colours
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bird
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handmade artwork painting
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coloured pencil
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coffee painting
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watercolour bleed
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watercolour illustration
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watercolor
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warm toned green
"Canada Grouse," from the *Game Birds* series, is a chromolithograph trading card created by Allen & Ginter in the late 19th century. This particular card features a detailed illustration of a Canada grouse, a type of bird native to North America, set against a backdrop of a landscape with two figures hunting. The card was part of a larger series of collectible cards that were distributed with packs of Allen & Ginter cigarettes. These cards were popular in the 19th century, and many examples survive today, often found in museums and private collections.
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