Two Birds, One with Very Long Tailfeathers, and Blue Butterfly
George EdwardsWW-1745-276760
1745·hand-colored etching on laid paper·plate: 26.5 x 19 cm (10 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
sheet: 29 x 22.7 cm (11 7/16 x 8 15/16 in.)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1745
- Dimensions
- plate: 26.5 x 19 cm (10 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 29 x 22.7 cm (11 7/16 x 8 15/16 in.)
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Artist
- George Edwards
Artist
George Edwards
Installation
George Edwards was an English naturalist and ornithologist, known as the "father of British ornithology".
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- George Edwards
- Year
- 1745
- Dimensions
- plate: 26.5 x 19 cm (10 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 29 x 22.7 cm (11 7/16 x 8 15/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1745-276760
Source
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Source
- nga
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified