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Twelve Plates of birds: designed for the use of the artist, the connoisseur, and the naturalist; and intended for rewards in our public schools, the cabinets of the curious, and for furniture prints

1821
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Twelve Plates of birds: designed for the use of the artist, the connoisseur, and the naturalist; and intended for rewards in our public schools, the cabinets of the curious, and for furniture prints
  • Artist: William Darton Jr. (British, 1781–1854)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1821
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1965
  • Object Number: 65.593.10
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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