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[Bohemian waxwing - Bombycilla garrulus], 1797 / by J. W. Lewin
[Bohemian waxwing - Bombycilla garrulus], 1797 / by J. W. Lewin
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Author / Creator
Date
1797
Call Numbers
ML 1266
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Physical Description
Contents
1 watercolour - 26.0 x 21.5 cm
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Level of description
Fonds
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Framed watercolour, heightened with gum arabic, of a Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Alternative Titles
Full title
[Bohemian waxwing - Bombycilla garrulus], 1797 / by J. W. Lewin
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 971362
Signature / Inscriptions
Signed and dated 'J.W. Lewin 1797' lower centre.
Inscribed on note on back of frame `Waxwing Bombycilla Garrulus / By J W Lewin / s.d. 1797. / Inscribed on frame / 'Bought at the Earl of / Egmont's sale / Eaton Square 19th July 1932 / Pencil note on reverse of / backboard / "Bohemian chatterer / sometimes found in England.'.
Object History
By descent from Lady Arden, Margaretta Elizabeth Perceval, through the Arden family, to Lucy Duchess of Egmont.
Lucy Duchess of Egmont was the wife of the 7th Earl of Egmont who was also the 4th Baron Arden. The 2nd Baron Arden's wife was Margaretta Elizabeth Perceval, Lewin's patroness, and the Lady Arden to whom Lewin dedicated his first book...
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Tim McCormick Australian Arts, February 2012
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Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ML 1266
Record Identifier
9AL40MaY
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Reference code
954130
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