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Palumbus torquatus (or Columba palumbus), 1868

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 80
Palumbus torquata
Palumbus torquata

Dates

  • Creation: 1868

Physical Description

Sheet trimmed. 25 x 38 cm pencil; watercolor

General

Columba palumbus -- Common Wood Pigeon. Alternate name on piece: Palumbus torquata [Wood-pigeon, or cuchat] Quite different composition in published plate, and body color different. Another plate, of Columba palumbus by Edward Lear (Birds of Europe IV: 243), is clearly not derived from this. Calculations in bottom right corner. Artist's name(s): Gould, John; Richter, Henry Constantine.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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