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Studies for Spoonbill
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Calcutta School, circa 1800
Studies for Spoonbill
numbered '597' in Persian (upper left), further inscribed (upper centre) and with inscription in Latin (upper right)
pencil, pen and ink and watercolour, heightened with bodycolour, watermark J WHATMAN
18¾ x 12 5/8 in. (47.6 x 32.1 cm.); and a head study for a painted stork numbered '598', by the same hand (2)
Studies for Spoonbill
numbered '597' in Persian (upper left), further inscribed (upper centre) and with inscription in Latin (upper right)
pencil, pen and ink and watercolour, heightened with bodycolour, watermark J WHATMAN
18¾ x 12 5/8 in. (47.6 x 32.1 cm.); and a head study for a painted stork numbered '598', by the same hand (2)