Forbes, James, 1749-1819, A beautiful Wild-Duck, selected from fourteen different kinds found in the River Nerbudda; Drawn about a fourth part of the natural size. J. Forbes 1780, 1780
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Creator:
- Forbes, James, 1749-1819
- Title(s):
- A beautiful Wild-Duck, selected from fourteen different kinds found in the River Nerbudda; Drawn about a fourth part of the natural size. J. Forbes 1780
- Date:
- 1780
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series I: A voyage from England to Bombay with descriptions in Asia, Africa, and South America
- Part of Collection:
- volume 10, page 185
- Provenance:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
- Scope and Content:
- The image shows a duck in water, next to a tuft of grass. No Latin name is given.
- Additional Notes:
- Some of the image is closely cropped and pasted into the volume; some of the image is drawn directly onto the page.
- Physical Description:
- 1 drawing : watercolor and gouache with pen and ink ; 12 x 25 cm
- Genre:
- Watercolors (paintings), Botanical illustrations, Ornithological illustrations, Travel sketches, Maps, Drawings (visual works), Engravings (prints), and Portraits
- Subject Terms:
- Forbes, James, 1749-1819. Descriptive letters and drawingsForbes, James, 1749-1819. Oriental memoirs
- Associated Places:
- EnglandItalyScotlandWales
- Associated People/Groups:
- East India CompanyForbes, James, 1749-1819
- Finding Aid Title:
- James Forbes archive
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199902
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199902?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1