Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
unknown artist
Title:
An Egyptian Vulture
Date:
Undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, gray ink, brown ink and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper mounted on board
Dimensions:
Mount: 20 9/16 × 26 7/16 inches (52.2 × 67.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite on mount, lower left: "Egyptian - Vulture LT"; inscribed in pen, with black ink, verso, lower right: "NEOPHRON PERCNOPTERUS Egyptian Vulture"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1986.29.589
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
vultures | science | taxonomy (discipline) | ornithology | animal art | birds
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2230