ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY

ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Three studies of birds: Carolina Ground Dove and Pellitory tree; Mockingbird and Dogwood tree of Carolina; and Goldwing Woodpecker and Carolina Chestnut Oak
the first inscribed 'The Ground Dove of Carolina/ The Pellitory Tree of Carolina' (lower left and right); the second inscribed 'The Dogwood Tree of Carolina/ The Mockbird of Carolina.' (lower left and right); the third inscribed 'The Goldwing'd Woodpecker/ of Carolina/ The Chestnut Oak of Carolina' (lower left and right)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour
16 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (42 x 29.8 cm.); 12 1/8 x 18 3/8 in. (30.8 x 46.8 cm.); 17 1/8 x 12 in. (43.4 x 30.5 cm.)
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