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James Sowerby, 1756–1822, British, European Green Woodpecker, undated
- Title:
- European Green Woodpecker
- Additional Title(s):
- Picus viridis Green Woodpecker
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 13 1/2 × 8 1/8 inches (34.3 × 20.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "148"; right center: "so long beyond the beak"; lower center: "By James Sowerby"; on verso in graphite, upper left: "Picus viridis | Green Woodpecker"; lower right: "[...] Zool | or | Zool. of [...]"; lower left: "36"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.104
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- animal art | birds | European Green Woodpecker | woodpecker
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:18301
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