Possibly James Sowerby, 1756–1822, British, Head of a Swan, undated
- Title:
- Head of a Swan
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 inches (8.3 × 10.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "90"; extensive inscription in pen and black ink
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.139
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- animal art | swan
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:18346
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Elisabeth Fairman, Of green leaf , bird , and flower : artists' books and the natural world, Yale University Press, New Haven, 2014, p. 210, N7650 .O4 2014 [ORBIS]
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