Plate I, Carceri d’invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene.
Part of Carceri d’invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene.
Print of an etching with masonry, walkways, and staircases, with a title inscribed on a wall.
Part of Taylor White Collection
Drawing of a Silvery Javan Gibbon from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: West Java.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Part of Gwillim Collection
Framed painting of small raptor perched on rock with some foliage in a partial background, colour much paler than normal. Inscription on painting reads: "Kestrel [male glyph] (Tinnunculus aluadarius)."
Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807
Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)
Part of Gwillim Collection
Framed portrait of a raptor in full landscape. Raptor is red with white head, foreground is full of foliage, three worshipful figures at right in full background.
Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807
Part of Carceri d’invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene.
Print of an etching with stone arches, buildings in the background, and several figures torturing a person, possibly a sculpture.
Part of Taylor White Collection
Drawing of a Lar Gibbon from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Thailand, Northern Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsula.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Woolly-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus)
Part of Gwillim Collection
Framed painting of a large black and white stork in full landscape, with the background full of foliage.
Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807
Part of Carceri d’invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene.
Print of an etching with stone arches, bridges, stair cases, and other architectural features. Includes some very small figures on stairs.
Part of Taylor White Collection
Drawing of a Barbary Macaque from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Northern Algeria, Morocco, and Gibraltar.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Part of Gwillim Collection
Mounted painting of a small heron with a fish in its bill (unique in the collection), probably a catfish, with partial background featuring a small body of water or pond, rocks, and foliage. Inscriptions below the painting read: "? Eastern Purple Heron juv. (Ardea manillensis)," and in the lower right corner: "Ardea."
Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807