Scarlet robin, by Neville Cayley

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Scarlet robin, by Neville Cayley

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Scarlet robin, by Neville Cayley

About this item

Full title

Scarlet robin, by Neville Cayley

Author / Creator

Cayley, Neville, 1853-1903

Date

possibly 1890

Call Numbers

SV/364

Record Identifier

npANrk81

Reference Code

9649419

Formats

Pictures and Drawings

Physical Description

Contents

1 watercolour - 27.5 x 21.6 cm - on paper

Other Descriptions

Level of description

Fonds

Access and use

Copying Conditions

Out of copyright

Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Subjects

Subjects and topics

More information

Scope and Contents

Contents

Watercolour drawing of a Scarlet robin perched on a branch.

Alternative Titles

Full title

Scarlet robin, by Neville Cayley

Variant title

Title assigned by vendor: Australasian robin.

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Creator

Cayley, Neville, 1853-1903

Notes

Signature / Inscriptions

Signed lower right 'Neville Cayley'

Date note

Undated. Date based on vendor information and similar dated Cayley paintings.

Description source

Untitled. Titled by cataloguer using vendor information and online identification using the NSW Office of Heritage & Environment's threatened species webpage.
Reference
NSW Office of Heritage & Environment. https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/, (accessed 23 June 2021)

Contextual Information

Source

Purchased from Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, November 2019

Administrative / Biographical history

Neville Henry Peniston Cayley (1854-1903) was an English-born ornithological artist who specialised in painting Australian game-birds. Cayley lived mainly in New South Wales. He exhibited widely in Australia and internationally.
Reference
Design & Art Australia Online. https://www.daao.org.au/...