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A selection of various birds, including a magpie, a crow, a hoopoe and two swallows.: P.56-2005

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A selection of various birds, including a magpie, a crow, a hoopoe and two swallows.

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Place, Francis
Painter: Barlow, Francis (After)
Publisher: Tempest, Pierce

Entities

Categories

Description

From the c.1775 edition of Barlow’s Book of Birds, published by John Bowles, Thomas Bowles and Robert Sayer. Numbered '67' upper right corner.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2005) by Estate of the late Mrs Norah Yates Seary (Gambrills Solicitors)

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: circa AD 1694

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.56-2005
Primary reference Number: 160768
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Sunday 27 November 2016 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "A selection of various birds, including a magpie, a crow, a hoopoe and two swallows." Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/160768 Accessed: 2024-03-28 15:37:44

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/160768 |title=A selection of various birds, including a magpie, a crow, a hoopoe and two swallows. |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-28 15:37:44|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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