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Brown and Gray Bird, folio 36 (verso), from Florilegium (A Book of Flower Studies)

1608

France

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Medium
watercolor, ink, silver, and gold over occasional traces of pencil, on vellum
Measurements
Sheet: 31.1 x 20.2 cm (12 1/4 x 7 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the American Foundation for the Maud E. and Warren H. Corning Botanical Collection 1963.594.36.b
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Print
A vertically oriented drawing in watercolor and ink depicts a stout bird in profile on cream vellum. The creature is rendered with a dark gray head and back, a white breast, and brown feathers jutting toward the tail. Its large, angular beak is marked with red and gray bands. Centered within a double-lined red border, the bird stands on pale yellow legs ending in webbed, clawed feet. Faint gray shapes appear in the background.

Brown and Gray Bird, folio 36 (verso), from Florilegium (A Book of Flower Studies)

1608

France

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