Red-Plumed Bird-of-Paradise (Paradisea Apoda Raggiana), Southeastern New Guinea
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with gouache over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 1/8 × 13 15/16 inches (48.6 × 35.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower center: "No Ref (underlined) | 18 (encircled) | Red-plumed Bird of Paradise (Paradisea apoda raggiana) | South-eastern New Guinea | LGW"; on back of mount, upper center: "ENGLISH SCHOOL (COLLETT?) | RED-PLUMED BIRD of PARADISE"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1810
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
animal art | branch | bird | bird-of-paradise | feathers