Indian Roller
Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis) — The Birds of Asia · John Gould · 1850–1883.
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Where it works
Gould's Indian roller, a single bird with a lilac breast and turquoise-and-blue wings, perched on a dead stump against a bare pale page with its Latin caption. One bird, one post, it suits a bedroom, a hallway or a bathroom at 16×24 in natural wood, with his Purple-winged Roller.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- teal, purple, cornflower blue, cream
- Mood
- calm, sophisticated
- Rooms
- bedroom, bathroom, hallway or entryway
- Good gift for
- bird lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. Choose Full-bleed for the plate edge to edge in a slim black or natural wood frame, or the White-mat border for a classic gallery look. Also available gallery-wrapped on canvas, ready to hang with no frame.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other bird prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
Shipping & returns
About this design
The Madten promise
The cream specimen edition
The same plate set on a soft cream ground with a typeset specimen label — a gallery-ready print.




























