- Title:
- Guinea Parrot
- Former Title(s):
- Guineo Parrot
- Date:
- 1736
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 10 3/4 × 8 3/4 inches (27.3 × 22.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower right: "Guinea Parrot"; in pen and brown ink, lower right: "[...] Lady Wager Collecn | 1740 given | to Sr. Hans Sloan"; inscribed on back in graphite, lower center: "The common Guinea | parrot Varied | accidentally"; in pen and brown ink, lower right: "from Lady Wagers since presented | to Sr Hans Sloane and is now Living Geo Edwards"; in pen and brown ink, lower center: "Guinea"; in graphite, lower right: "2920"
[Fragment - crown] Fleur-de-lis.
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.2583
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- animal art | bird | branch | parrot
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9510
- Export:
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- IIIF Manifest:
- JSON
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