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British Marsh-Titmouse
Marsh Tit
Poecile palustris
Cha. Collins Fect. 1739;
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 pair of Marsh Tits from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe and East Asia].
Manuscript note on front of drawing: British Marsh-Titmouse (Parus palustris dresseri) Cha. Collins Fect. 1739;
Manuscript note on back of drawing: The Marsh Titmouse or Black cap Parus palustris Gesneri W. p. 241
Scientific name: Poecile palustris
With manuscript text on accompanying leaf.
Transcription of manuscript note on accompanying leaf: Aves Passeres Parus
Palustris
Parus capite nigro, dorso cinereo,
occipite pectoreq[ue] albo. L.N.S. [sic] p. 150
Habitat in Europa
The
Marsh Titmouse
Will. orn. p. 241
Translation of manuscript note on accompanying leaf: Aves Passeres Parus
Palustris
Parus with a black head, ash-coloured back,
white hindhead, and white breast. L.N.S. [sic] p. 150
It lives in Europe.
The
Marsh Titmouse
Will. orn. p. 241