Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Attributed to Charles Collins, 1680–1744, British
Title:
Egyptian Vulture
Date:
ca. 1736
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, pen and gray ink, and graphite with scratching out on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 × 23 inches (48.3 × 58.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on mount, lower left: "Egyptian Vultur | LT"; lower right: "23 1/2 x 19 1/4"; inscribed on back of mount in pen and black ink: "Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture [...]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6165
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
bird | feathers | beak | animal art | vulture
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8161