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Pitta caerulea, 1877-10

 File — Box: 56, Folder: 1116
Pitta caerulea
Pitta caerulea

Dates

  • Creation: 1877-10

Physical Description

Full sheet watercolor; chalk-charcoal-pastel

General

Giant Pitta [Caerulean pitta] Very finished painting; at foot of sheet, a group of Sotheran notes concerning identification of the drawing, including "This is the drawing for the Asia plate"; "See P[iccadilly] N[otes] 9/1723" (which lists a sample of the published plate]. Artist's name(s): Gould, John; Hart, William Matthew.

Repository Details

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

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