Diardigallus praelatus, June 1860
Dates
- Creation: June 1860
Physical Description
Unevenly trimmed. 38 x 56cm pencil
General
Lophura diardi -- Siamese Fireback. Alternate name on piece: Dardigallus praelatus Layout drawing, probably on top of Gould's conceptual sketch (scarcely to be seen for heavy erasure); detail sketch in margin; marks to shorten parts of the birds in 7 places, reinforced by "shorter" in several cases; list of groceries in upper right corner; large letter "H." Title in pencil by Sotheran, bookseller. Artist's name(s): Gould, John; Richter, Henry Constantine. The published text makes mention of the use of "Mr. Crawfurd's drawing" for one of the subsidiary birds.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository