Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Henry Hunt, 1790–1864, British
Title:
Bird's Nest with Sprays of Apple Blossoms
Date:
ca. 1847
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 x 12 inches (25.4 x 30.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Signed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "W. HUNT"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.965
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
blossoms | eggs | petals | pebbles | feathers | nest (animal architecture) | still life | twigs | spring | science | moss | botany
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)

Ruskin - Past: Present: Future (Yale Center for British Art, 2000-01-20 - 2000-02-27)

Daniel Fowler 1810-1894 (Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 1978-12-21 - 1979-02-13)
Publications:
Paul Mellon's Legacy : a passion for British art [large print labels], , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2007, v. 2, N5220 M552 P381 2007 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10850