Possibly Joseph Wolf, 1820–1899, German, active in Britain
Title:
Chaffinch
Date:
ca. 1840
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 3/4 × 4 1/16 inches (12.1 × 10.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen with brown ink, lower center: "Der Buchfink.; inscribed in graphite, lower center: "Chaffinch 1"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower right: "82.77"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection