A bird of prey
Drawing
late 17th century to early 18th century (made)
late 17th century to early 18th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The bird of prey depicted here appears to be a kind of hawk or harrier, although as it lacks specific detail such as patterning on the plumage it is not possible precisely to identify it. For this reason the drawing is unlikely to have been made as a scientific study of a particular bird species, and is perhaps a preparatory study for a mythological bird in a painting.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | A bird of prey (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Black chalk |
| Brief description | Anonymous (probably French) black chalk drawing of a bird of prey, late 17th or early 18th century |
| Physical description | A black chalk drawing of a bird of prey in a standing pose, head on level with tail feathers, on buff paper with corners cut off. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Constantine Alexander Ionides |
| Object history | Bequeathed by C.A. Ionides, 1900 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | The bird of prey depicted here appears to be a kind of hawk or harrier, although as it lacks specific detail such as patterning on the plumage it is not possible precisely to identify it. For this reason the drawing is unlikely to have been made as a scientific study of a particular bird species, and is perhaps a preparatory study for a mythological bird in a painting. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CAI.558 |
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| Record created | March 26, 2008 |
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