Item 1: Crested pigeon, [ca. 1831-1855] / by unknown English artist
Item 1: Crested pigeon, [ca. 1831-1855] / by unknown English artist
About this item
Full title
Date
ca. 1831-1855
Call Numbers
PXE 1744/Item 1
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
1 drawing - 22 x 27 cm - watercolour
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
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Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
1 watercolour in the aquarelle technique of a crested pigeon (ocyphaps lophotes) perched on a branch emerging from the base of the composition. The colouration of feathers is grey with brown tones and green, blue and red in the wing. The tail feathers have tinges of blues and purple. The area around the pupil is orange and its crest is lying flat.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Item 1: Crested pigeon, [ca. 1831-1855] / by unknown English artist
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Inscribed on verso, "Crested Pidgeon, New Holland", "RX 25660/0" and "101353".
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 1744/Item 1
Record Identifier
Y0KxPEB1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Y0KxPEB1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
9623514
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