Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Unknown artist, probably Indian

formerly attributed to George Edwards, 1694–1773, British
Title:
Yellow-eyed Babbler (Chrysomma sinense) perched on Chinese hat plant (Holmskioldia sanguinea)
Date:
ca. 1770
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, pen and ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 1/4 × 25 1/2 inches (46.4 × 64.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper right: "Bird. | Golaub Chissom | Rose Eye'd Nightingale"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1968
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
bird | animal art | plants (botany) | botanical subject
Associated Places:
India
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Art, Artifact, Artifice (Yale University Art Gallery, 2020-02-14 - 2021-03-15)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9456