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H. L. Rolfe, Studies of Game: Blackcock, Teal, & Dunbird Chromolithograph - A mid-to-late 19th-century chromolithograph after the original work of British sporting artist Henry Leonidas Rolfe (H.L. Rolfe), part of the series titled H.L. Rolfe’s Studies of Game. The naturalist composition depicts three deceased game birds—a Blackcock, a Teal, and a Dunbird—laid out across a grassy bank near water. The upper margin is printed with the series title H. L. ROLFE'S STUDIES OF GAME . in serif block letters. The lower margin bears the species titles BLACKCOCK, TEAL, & DUNBIRD. and the printer's credit PRINTED BY M & N HANHART in the bottom right. The piece is housed in a period wood and gesso frame featuring a distinctive rope-twist border.