BRITISH SCHOOL (?), 20TH CENTURY

BRITISH SCHOOL (?), 20TH CENTURY
Four drawings of birds in decorative cages
one signed 'E' (lower right)
inscribed in pen and brown in 'Loxia toenioptera' (i); 'Bubo maximus' (ii); 'Elanus furcatus' (iii); 'Astur palumbarius' (iv)
one with inscription in pen and brown ink '[...]uncy Esql 1790'
graphite, pen and brown ink, watercolour and arabic gum with additional pieces of marbled paper
19 7/8 x 163/4 in. (50.4 x 42.4 cm.) (each)
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