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Penguin Nursery Set - Set of 2

from $69

Save $9 vs buying the prints individually

Two penguin plates for a child's room: the Emperor Penguin family with its chick, and a pair of downy chicks. Tender, not twee.

Each print is made to order. You can cancel within 12 hours of ordering, after which it goes into production and cannot be cancelled. Secure checkout via Stripe.

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Printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308gsm.

Two plates for a nursery, chosen because they are tender without being twee. The Emperor Penguin family, two adults with a grey downy chick held between them, and the penguin chicks in their woolly crèche down: parenthood and infancy, drawn straight, with none of the cartoon softening a children’s room usually gets.

This is the case for hanging real natural history in a child’s room rather than nursery-aisle pastels. The emperors raise their young in the coldest winter on the planet, the male fasting for nearly four months with the egg on his feet. The chicks survive by huddling in their thousands. Both facts are true, both are gentle, and a child grows up with two beautiful birds on the wall that turn out, years later, to mean something.

The palette is soft on purpose: the gold of the adult ear-patches, the slate-grey of the down, the warm cream ground shared with every other plate in the shop. The two are sized and styled to hang as a pair, side by side over a cot or a changing table, or one above the other in a narrow space.

How it ships

The set is two separate prints on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308gsm, unframed, so you can frame them to match the room. Buying the pair together saves against the single-print price. Choose one size and both arrive at that size. Printed by Prodigi with pigment inks rated 100+ years under display conditions.

Before you order

How long does delivery take?+

Each print is made to order through our global print partner and shipped from the production lab nearest you - allow a few days for printing plus local tracked delivery.

Can I cancel my order?+

Each print is made to order. You can change or cancel it within 12 hours of ordering. After that it goes into production and can no longer be cancelled, though we will always put right anything that arrives damaged.

What sizes and finishes can I get?+

The available sizes (up to 24x30 inches) and any framed finishes are shown above. Choose yours before checkout.

Is it ready to frame?+

Yes - each print is sized to fit standard frames. Framed finishes are offered on many prints.

What if it arrives damaged?+

Because each print is made to order, contact us within 14 days of delivery and we will put it right.