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Creator:
Possibly James Sowerby, 1756–1822
Title:
Head of a Swan
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 inches (8.3 × 10.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "90"; extensive inscription in pen and black ink

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.139
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
animal art | swan
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:18346
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Elisabeth Fairman, Of green leaf , bird , and flower : artists' books and the natural world, Yale University Press, New Haven, 2014, p. 210, N7650 .O4 2014 [ORBIS]


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