Attributed to George Edwards (1697-1773)
Yellow and Black Pye; A Bird of Paradise; The Indian Bee Eater; Indian Bird & Butterflies; King of Ye Birds of Paradise; and The Dabchick
the first inscribed in Edwards' hand 'The yellow and black pye described in Sloanes list of Jamaco' on the reverse, the others inscribed as titled in an unconfirmed hand
watercolour heightened with gum arabic on paper
18½ x 13¼in. (47 x 33.5cm.) and smaller (6)
Attributed to George Edwards (1697-1773)
Yellow and Black Pye; A Bird of Paradise; The Indian Bee Eater; Indian Bird & Butterflies; King of Ye Birds of Paradise; and The Dabchick
the first inscribed in Edwards' hand 'The yellow and black pye described in Sloanes list of Jamaco' on the reverse, the others inscribed as titled in an unconfirmed hand
watercolour heightened with gum arabic on paper
18½ x 13¼in. (47 x 33.5cm.) and smaller (6)
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