Dodo Greetings Card | Packs of 10/20/50
A high quality greetings card printed on Mohawk fine art paper of a female Mauritius Dodo glancing and grinning at the viewer. Painted by wildlife painter Charles Collins (c.1680 – 1744) in the mid-18th Century.
Dodo Card On Museum-Quality Cardstock
Our bring Dodo greetings card the Dodo to life on the cover of every card, with vivid, richly detailed artwork suited to any occasion, whether that's a birthday, Christmas, a thank you, a get well soon, or simply to say hello. Each card is printed on premium 324gsm Mohawk cardstock using giclée printing, which reproduces the fine detail, natural colouring and texture of the Dodo's plumage and features with exceptional clarity.
This museum-quality, acid-free card is designed to last. The risk of fading is drastically reduced compared with most greetings cards, making it a keepsake worth keeping rather than discarding after the occasion has passed.
These versatile 4in x 6in (102mm x 152mm) cards have a blank interior, so you can personalise your message for any event throughout the year. Every Dodo greetings card comes with a brown craft envelope, adding a rustic charm and a more environmentally friendly alternative to standard white envelopes.
Available in packs of 10, 20 or 50 to suit your needs.
*Please note that the lower-resolution images shown on our website are for illustrative purposes only. The Dodo Greetings Cards themselves are produced using high-resolution imagery for a crisp, clear finish.
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Dodo Card Dimensions & Properties
- Size: 4in x 6in (102mm x 152mm).
- Card: 324gsm Mohawk fine art card stock featuring a design on the front cover.
- Interior: Blank, so you can personalise and send the card for any occasion.
- Envelopes: Brown craft envelopes.
- Quantity: Available in packs of 10, 20 or 50 greetings cards.
The Taylor White Collection's 18th Century Watercolour Painting of the Dodo
Our Dodo comes from the original collection of Taylor White F.R.S. (1701-1772). In the mid-18th Century, White commissioned the celebrated wildlife painter Charles Collins (c.1680 - 1744) to paint a number of specimens for his collection. The watercolour of the Dodo was among the works Collins produced for White.
The original Dodo watercolour is finely painted, with remarkable detail, allowing the plumage and features of the Dodo to be seen in stunning clarity. This depth of colour and detail has been captured brilliantly through the digitisation process and is replicated here for your home or office decor, or as a thoughtful gift.
Taylor White, a barrister by profession and later Puisne Judge for Chester, was a keen naturalist and Fellow of the Royal Society, elected in 1725. Over nearly forty years from the 1730s until his death in 1772, he commissioned 938 watercolours of birds, mammals, fish and reptiles, including the Dodo, now held at McGill University and painted almost entirely by two artists, Charles Collins and Peter Paillou. White was a founding governor of The Foundling Hospital in London and served as its treasurer for the last twenty-five years of his life. His well-connected social and scientific circle gave his artists exceptional access to specimens: his second wife, Frances Armstrong, was the daughter of General John Armstrong, Governor of the Tower of London and Chief Royal Engineer, and White's artists painted the lions, wolves and other animals of the Royal Menagerie there. He also borrowed specimens from the British Museum, and received rare and exotic birds from friends, including the naturalist Joseph Banks, who sailed to Newfoundland in 1766, and William Harrison, who brought back specimens from voyages testing his father's marine chronometer.
About The Dodo
The Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was endemic to Mauritius and, despite its reputation, belonged to the pigeon family. Flightless, ground-nesting and unafraid of people, it was recorded by Dutch sailors in 1598 and gone within a lifetime, the last widely accepted sighting falling in 1662. Introduced pigs, rats and macaques taking eggs from forest-floor nests did more damage than hunting alone.
Charles Collins painted this watercolour in 1736, some seventy years after the bird was last seen, working from earlier depictions and surviving accounts rather than from life. It forms part of the Taylor White Collection, a body of 18th Century natural history watercolours commissioned by Taylor White and now held by McGill University Library.
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