Lot Essay
(3 and 5) Illustrated in plate I, p. 132.
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Head of a young ostrich in profile to the left; Head of an eagle in profile to the left; Two house martins at their nest; Two swallows at their nest; Twelve blue tits on a branch; A rooster and two hens, with chicks swimming in a pond; Three turkeys with geese, a duck and a rooster by the edge of a wood; and Storks wading in a stream, a village beyond
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Head of a young ostrich in profile to the left; Head of an eagle in profile to the left; Two house martins at their nest; Two swallows at their nest; Twelve blue tits on a branch; A rooster and two hens, with chicks swimming in a pond; Three turkeys with geese, a duck and a rooster by the edge of a wood; and Storks wading in a stream, a village beyond
dated '26 maij 1807' (3), '1807 d 14 juni' (4), '1807 d 7 ocb' (7), and 'd 3 august 1806' (8)
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown and grey wash, watercolor, heightened with white (1-4), watermarks CD (1), Pro Patria (2, 3 and 7), Strasburg Lily (5), on milled paper (6), in contemporary mounts (except 5)
7 7/8 x 12½ in. (199 x 316 mm.); 8 1/8 x 12 7/8 in. (205 x 327 mm.); 7 7/8 x 12 7/8 in. (199 x 327 mm.); 8¼ x 12 7/8 in. (208 x 327 mm.); 17 x 12¾ in. (432 x 324 mm.); 8 3/8 x 13 in. (211 x 328 mm.); 7 7/8 x 12 7/8 in. (199 x 327 mm.); 8¼ x 13 in. (208 x 328 mm.); and a drawing of a great tit in flight (9)
dated '26 maij 1807' (3), '1807 d 14 juni' (4), '1807 d 7 ocb' (7), and 'd 3 august 1806' (8)
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown and grey wash, watercolor, heightened with white (1-4), watermarks CD (1), Pro Patria (2, 3 and 7), Strasburg Lily (5), on milled paper (6), in contemporary mounts (except 5)
7 7/8 x 12½ in. (199 x 316 mm.); 8 1/8 x 12 7/8 in. (205 x 327 mm.); 7 7/8 x 12 7/8 in. (199 x 327 mm.); 8¼ x 12 7/8 in. (208 x 327 mm.); 17 x 12¾ in. (432 x 324 mm.); 8 3/8 x 13 in. (211 x 328 mm.); 7 7/8 x 12 7/8 in. (199 x 327 mm.); 8¼ x 13 in. (208 x 328 mm.); and a drawing of a great tit in flight (9)