NHD1/76-172 Ninety-seven drawings in watercolour, pencil, and pen-and-ink depicting 48 birds, 46 mammals and 2 reptilia from Java; bound in a volume m ...
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NHD1/76-172 Ninety-seven drawings in watercolour, pencil, and pen-and-ink depicting 48 birds, 46 mammals and 2 reptilia from Java; bound in a volume measuring 21 by 14 inches. Seventy of these drawings were probably made by Chinese artists in Java between 1811 and 1817, while the British were ...
Owl eyes Original inscriptions: ‘Mocilus flavipes’ [?] Artist: Medium: Watercolour over pencil Size: Note: Only a pair of eyes are depicted. Part of a drawing in which the eyes are shown in the top half and a Junglefowl head is shown at the bottom.
Green Junglefowl (male) Original inscriptions: ‘Gallus varius’ Artist: Medium: Watercolour over pencil Size: Note: Only the head is portrayed. Part of a drawing in which Owl eyes are shown in the top half and the Junglefowl head is shown at the bottom.