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Print

ca. 1649 (made)
Artist/Maker

Three wild turkeys next to a wooden fence, a fourth perches on top of it.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Etching print on thick paper
Brief description
Four wild turkeys by a wooden fence. Etching print on thick paper. Etched by Cornelius Galle, after Francis Barlow (copy in reverse). From 'Diversa Avium Species'. 17th century (c.1649?).
Physical description
Three wild turkeys next to a wooden fence, a fourth perches on top of it.
Dimensions
  • Trimmed height: 14.1cm
  • Trimmed width: 19.6cm
  • Platemark height: 13.5cm
  • Platemark width: 19cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • '7' (Lower left below border.)
  • 'C. Galle' (Lower right corner below border.)
  • Illegible pencil inscription on verso.
  • '1649' (In pencil lower right margin.)
Credit line
Given by Dominic Naish
Object history
This illustration is from Diversa Avium Species.
Production
Date from mss note in pencil lower margin, incorrect?
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Diversa Avium Species, Francis Barlow
Collection
Accession number
E.1154-2008

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
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