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Artist: Thomas Bewick (1753 - 1828) (2)

Period: 18th century (4098)

Type: watercolour (2151)

Keywords
birds (536) | starlings (1)

Starling

Circa 1797

Thomas Bewick (1753 - 1828)

Watercolour on paper

Height: 19.9 cm; Width: 25.5 cm;

Inscription
Inscription, The eye a little high & bright / the Body a little more plump. //
Inscription, WHATMAN
Inscription, The Natural size
Inscription, Thomas Bewick
Collector's mark, collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)

Acquisition (source, method, date)
Witt, Robert Clermont (Sir); bequest; 1952
D.1952.RW.2467

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