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Once again we know virtually
nothing of who 'Rutledge'
was apart from the fact that he created illustrations for British
publishers
around 1880 -1900.
This image shows a pair of London Fancy canaries with a chick that has just left the nest. Interestingly, the chick's plumage and clear cap, lend support to the theory of the London Fancy having been a mutation from the Lizard canary. Rutledge was arguably not in the same artistic league as Lydon or Ludlow artistically but he has left us some valuable images and insights into 'the way it was'. |
