| Sir William
Coles Paget Medlycott (1831-1887)
White-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Watercolour on paper, 248 x 167mm.
William Medlycott was born into a wealthy English
family. Educated at Rugby School, he developed an
interest in natural history. He later travelled
to Malta and North America where he drew the plants,
birds and fishes.
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