English School, late 19th Century

English School, late 19th Century
Fifteen studies of snipe and woodcock including: A noble snipe; A jack snipe; A Peruvian snipe (recto) and study of plumage (verso); A Japanese snipe; A solitary snipe (illustrated); An American woodcock (illustrated) (recto) and study of a snipe (verso); A Sabine snipe; A Himalayan snipe; A giant snipe; A Wilson snipe; and South American, Canadian and New Zealand snipe (5), one (recto) and (verso)
all extensively inscribed in English and Latin, some inscribed with measurements, habitats and the names of the sportsmen who shot them
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour, on paper, unframed
7 x 10 in. (17.7 x 25.4 cm.) (15)