Sarah Stone (British,1760-1844) Curassow 1789
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18th century original watercolor HORNED CURASSOW (Pauxi pauxi) signed and dated by the artist Sarah Stone,1789 (lower right).
Image of the Curassow bird, South America.
Ink annotation along the top edge: La. Syn.4. p.696 / Latham, Synopsis, volume four, page 696.
Ink annotation in Latin along the top right edge, corresponding to the subjects Linnaean classification: Gran Pauxi (view photo).
Watercolor, ink and gouache heightened with gum arabic on laid paper.
Dimensions: 10 5/8 in. x 14 3/4 in.
Natural Curiosities from the New World.
Condition: Good original unframed condition (view all photos for accuracy).
Provenance: Boston, Massachusetts estate.
Sarah Stone was commissioned by Sir Ashton Lever for the Lever Museum (Leicester House, London) to paint and record specimen and ethnographic material brought back by British expeditions to Australia, the Americas, Africa, and the Far East in the 1780s and 1790s, including Captain Cooks round the world voyages. Possibly this watercolor represents a specimen collected by Captain Cooks 3rd voyage.
Sarah Stone is considered one of the greatest British natural history painters, and one of the few women painters working in her time.
Image of the Curassow bird, South America.
Ink annotation along the top edge: La. Syn.4. p.696 / Latham, Synopsis, volume four, page 696.
Ink annotation in Latin along the top right edge, corresponding to the subjects Linnaean classification: Gran Pauxi (view photo).
Watercolor, ink and gouache heightened with gum arabic on laid paper.
Dimensions: 10 5/8 in. x 14 3/4 in.
Natural Curiosities from the New World.
Condition: Good original unframed condition (view all photos for accuracy).
Provenance: Boston, Massachusetts estate.
Sarah Stone was commissioned by Sir Ashton Lever for the Lever Museum (Leicester House, London) to paint and record specimen and ethnographic material brought back by British expeditions to Australia, the Americas, Africa, and the Far East in the 1780s and 1790s, including Captain Cooks round the world voyages. Possibly this watercolor represents a specimen collected by Captain Cooks 3rd voyage.
Sarah Stone is considered one of the greatest British natural history painters, and one of the few women painters working in her time.
Condition
Good original unframed condition, no repairs noted.
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Sarah Stone (British,1760-1844) Curassow 1789
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