Attributed To George Edwards A Pair Of 18th.Century Watercolour Drawings A Bramble Finch And A Jay

Attributed To George Edwards A Pair Of 18th.Century Watercolour Drawings A Bramble Finch And A JayAttributed to George Edwards 1694 1773. British School 18th. Century. A charming pair of watercolour drawings depicting a Brambling and a Jay. Watercolour and gouache on laid paper, some general foxing, both presented in 18th. Century ebonised fruitwood frames. 23. 5 by 28. 8 cms. Overall framed. Provenance: With Frost & Reed Bristol September 1965 as George Edwards. Edwards is largely regarded as the "Father of British Ornithology" mostly remembered

Each individually framed

teaching amongst others Dr Thomas Monro

for which the present drawing is probably a design

6 by 8 cms image

A study of an artist's model

Portrait of a Cardinal

Maritime Study

tempera on vellum stretched on wooden panel

she has deservedly occupied all characters of tender simplicity and unaffected elegance" She won the high esteem of her contemporaries

Charles William Scott

Century Oval Fruitwood frames

11 by 18 cms