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"Black and White Crow"

Artist: Port Jackson Painter
Created: [between 1788 and 1797]
Dimensions: 23 x 22 cm
Reference: Watling Drawing - no. 146

 

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Bird, perched on a tree branch and facing to the left. The head is seen in profile while the body appears as if seen slightly from above, against a plain background. The wings and tail are slightly spread to display white markings on the rump, wings and tail. The throat is also white. The drawing is framed by a pencil border and annotated in ink and pencil.

 

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