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

William Darton Jr. British

1821

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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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