IMAGE
[Hetley, Georgina Burne] 1832?-1898 :[Lyre bird. 1870s or 1880s]
- Date
- 1870 - 1880
- By
- Hetley, Georgina Burne, 1832-1898; Neele, Samuel John, 1758-1824; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918
- Reference
- B-073-019
- Description
An Australian lyre bird, with its tail feathers on display. Probably a copy of Samuel John Neele's engraving 'Maenura superba' published 1802 in David Collins' An account of the English colony in New South Wales, Vol II.
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour 235 x 160 mm
Provenance: Probably one of a group of watercolours (B-073-016/021) purchased by Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull from the artist in 1889 for £3.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Watercolour 235 x 160 mm
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