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Black-headed Gull
Black Headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Charles Collins Fect. 1738;
Item
1 watercolour painting ; 56 x 39 cm + 1 leaf
Charles Collins was an Irish painter, known for his portraits of animals and still-lifes. He achieved success in England painting exotic birds, game, dogs and dead game still-lifes. He was the painter for Robert Furber’s ‘Twelve Months of Fruit’ (1732). In 1736 he published in collaboration with John Lee a set of 12 large engravings, coloured by hand, of British birds in landscape and garden settings, entitled Icones avium cum nominibus anglicis. He then came to the attention of Taylor White, who engaged him to paint birds from his and others’ collections until 1743. Collins died in 1744, when he was described as ‘Bird Painter to the Royal Society.’
Drawing of a Black Headed Gull from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Africa, Asia, and the East coast of North America].
Manuscript note on front of drawing: Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) Charles Collins Fect. 1738;
Manuscript note on back of drawing: The Petit or Black cap. The Cepplius Turner & Gesn. W. p. 347
Scientific name: Chroicocephalus ridibundus
With manuscript text on accompanying leaf.
Transcription of manuscript note on accompanying leaf: Aves Anseres Larus
9 Ridibundus
Larus albidus Capite nigricante, pedibusq[ue]
rubris L.SN p 225.
Cinereus Will orn. 264 t 66.
Larus capite Nigro
The
Pewit or Black-cap
Will. orn. p. 347
No. 35.
Translation of manuscript note on accompanying leaf: Aves Anseres Larus
9 Ridibundus
Larus albidus [The white...] with a black head, and red feet.
L.SN p 225.
Cinereus Will orn. 264 t 66.
Larus with a black head.
The
Pewit or Black-cap
Will. orn. p. 347
No. 35.