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A male kestrel
Details
Prideaux John Selby (1788-1867)
A male kestrel
signed and inscribed 'P J Selby' (lower right), 'Kestrel/ Male' (lower centre) and 'Kestrel Male./ 17' (upper centre)
pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour on paper, unidentified watermark
16 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. (41 x 25.1 cm.)
A male kestrel
signed and inscribed 'P J Selby' (lower right), 'Kestrel/ Male' (lower centre) and 'Kestrel Male./ 17' (upper centre)
pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour on paper, unidentified watermark
16 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. (41 x 25.1 cm.)
Provenance
The Library of H. Bradley Martin; Sotheby's, New York, 8 June 1989, lot 500, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
P. J. Selby, Illustrations of British Ornithology, London, 1819-1-34, vol. 4, plate 1.17.
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