Part of Taylor White Collection
Drawing of an Atlantic Cod from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the North Atlantic.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Part of Taylor White Collection
Drawing of a Common Sole from a 18th century specimen [modern Geographical distribution: The Northeast Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Coast of North Africa.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Part of Gwillim Collection
The series consists of 31 watercolour paintings of fish, created while Elizabeth Gwillim and Mary Symonds were living in Madras, India (modern-day Chennai). The paintings are preceded by an introductory page of notes by Casey A. Wood. The paintings were originally attributed to Gwillim by Wood, largely on the basis of handwriting, but have more recently been tentatively attributed to Mary Symonds approximately around the year 1805 on the basis of information found in the sisters' correspondence. The fishes depicted are identified by a handwritten caption in the margin of each painting. Approximately one third of the paintings also feature an additional caption written in an Urdu script. These paintings may be copies of Symonds' originals created by a local artist in India. Item 30 (Crocodilus palustris) also contains additional manuscript notes.
Symonds, Mary
Fish and Reptiles Volume 1 Manuscript Notes
Part of Taylor White Collection
Consists of loose leaf manuscript notes in various hands (predominantly Taylor White's) describing the fish and reptiles depicted in Volume 1. Transcriptions and English translations of individual notes are provided within the record for each animal.
White, Taylor, 1701-1772
Part of Taylor White Collection
Drawing of a Eurasian Flounder from a 18th century specimen [modern Geographical distribution: The Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Northeast Atlantic.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Part of Taylor White Collection
Drawing of a Goldfish from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Worldwide in captivity.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Part of Taylor White Collection
Drawing on a Haddock from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North Atlantic.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Part of Taylor White Collection
Drawing of a Plaice from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Part of Taylor White Collection
Drawing of an Atlantic Herring from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the North Atlantic.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Part of Taylor White Collection
Drawing of an Lumpfish from a 18th century specimen. Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790