Mary Croker (c.1829)
Studies of tropical birds from Asia, Africa, North and South America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the West Indies including: A guinea fowl; A variegated tinamou; A red and yellow macaw (illustrated); A parrot finch; and A white-beaked sooze
all extensively inscribed with names and habitats (throughout), one dated 'Oct./17 1829 -' (lower left) and one with watermark 'B, E, & S,/1827'
pen and black ink, watercolour and bodycolour, some on coloured paper, unframed
14 x 9 7/8 in. (35.5 x 25 cm.); and smaller (12)
Mary Croker (c.1829)
Studies of tropical birds from Asia, Africa, North and South America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the West Indies including: A guinea fowl; A variegated tinamou; A red and yellow macaw (illustrated); A parrot finch; and A white-beaked sooze
all extensively inscribed with names and habitats (throughout), one dated 'Oct./17 1829 -' (lower left) and one with watermark 'B, E, & S,/1827'
pen and black ink, watercolour and bodycolour, some on coloured paper, unframed
14 x 9 7/8 in. (35.5 x 25 cm.); and smaller (12)
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