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Carpophaga magnifica, 1846

 Item — Volume: 2, Page: 1431a
Carpophaga magnifica
Carpophaga magnifica

Dates

  • Creation: 1846

Physical Description

Leaf made up to rectangle by corner addition but less than standard length. Pencil; chalk-charcoal-pastel

General

Ptilinopus magnificus -- Wompoo Fruit Dove. Alternate name on piece: Carpophaga magnifica [Magnificent fruit pigeon] Bird quite well finished. One erasure, probably of a correction line, breaks into the body of the bird. 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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