Lear Watercolor of a King Vulture
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LEAR, Edward (British, 1812-1888).
Study of a King Vulture.
Signed lower left: "E Lear del.", dated lower right: "Aril 1832", and inscribed lower center: "Sarcoramphus papa (Linn. )/ Drawn from life at the/Surrey Zoological Gardens"
Watercolor over pencil heightened with bodycolor and gum arabic.
1832.
10" x 12 3/4" sheet, 15 1/4" x 17 1/4" framed.
Provenance: The ornithologist T.H. Newman; By whom given to the Zoological Society of London; Sold through Wheldon and Wesley, 1992; Private Collection.
Study of a King Vulture.
Signed lower left: "E Lear del.", dated lower right: "Aril 1832", and inscribed lower center: "Sarcoramphus papa (Linn. )/ Drawn from life at the/Surrey Zoological Gardens"
Watercolor over pencil heightened with bodycolor and gum arabic.
1832.
10" x 12 3/4" sheet, 15 1/4" x 17 1/4" framed.
Provenance: The ornithologist T.H. Newman; By whom given to the Zoological Society of London; Sold through Wheldon and Wesley, 1992; Private Collection.
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Lear Watercolor of a King Vulture
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