Peter Paillou (fl. 1745-1806)

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Peter Paillou (fl. 1745-1806)

A Group of Watercolours of Birds comprising: An Oystercatcher;
A Dabchick; A Red-legged Gull; A Smew; A Crow; A Red Throated Diver; A Grey Speckled Diver; A Small-tailed Sheldrake; A Northern Diver; A Skua; A Common Gull; An Arctic Gull; A Razor Bill; A Male Sparrow Hawk; and A Land Rail

all inscribed as titles on the reverse; pencil and watercolour heightened with white, three on paper with watermark Strasburg lily, one on Whatman paper, unframed
15 x 21¾in. (382 x 552mm.) (16)

Lot Essay

There was an enormous growth of interest in natural history in the Eighteenth century and a number of natural history artists came to prominence, including Georg Dionysius Ehret, George Edwards, Charles Collins, Isaac Spackman and Peter Paillou. Paillou lived in Islington and later Marylebone, London and worked for Thomas Pennant (1729-1798) the eminent naturalist. For another example of his work see I.A. Williams, Early English Watercolours, Bath, 1952, pl. XXV.

For other examples of work by Peter Paillou, see lots 10 and 13-14

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