Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
George Edwards, 1694–1773, British
Title:
A Stone Curlew
Date:
ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen, black ink, brown ink, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 × 11 1/4 inches (25.4 × 28.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on back in graphite, upper right: "Stone | Curlew | c. 1790" [encircled]; in graphite, lower right: "D.3414"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5256
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
animal art | bird | curlew | plants | vegetation | beak
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9507