Archival Collections Catalogue

CA RBD MSG BW002-858
Item
1736

Drawing of a pair of non-breeding Little Grebes from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia].

Collins, Charles

Barnacle Goose

CA RBD MSG BW002-869
Item
between approximately 1736 and 1737

Part of Taylor White Collection

Drawing of a Barnacle Goose from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe and Northeastern North America].

Collins, Charles

Taylor White Collection

CA RBD MSG BW002
Collection
1736-1759

The Taylor White Collection is comprised of 938 watercolour paintings of mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles. White, a British jurist, commissioned various artists of the day (including Charles Collins, Peter Paillou, Jacob Van Huysum, George Edwards, and Eleazar Albin) to paint these animal portraits from live and dead specimens brought back to England from around the world. Many of the paintings are accompanied by loose-leaf manuscript notes, written mainly by White in Latin, providing further information about the animal; transcriptions and English translations of these notes have been provided within the record for each painting.

White, Taylor, 1701-1772

Mauritius Dodo [female]

CA RBD MSG BW002-470
Item
1736

Part of Taylor White Collection

Drawing of a Dodo from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: extinct].

Collins, Charles

Blackbird [male] and [female]

CA RBD MSG BW002-606
Item
1736

Part of Taylor White Collection

Drawing of a pair of male and female Eurasian Blackbirds from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Asia, North Africa, Australia, and New Zealand].

Collins, Charles

Lapwing

CA RBD MSG BW002-783
Item
1736

Part of Taylor White Collection

Drawing of a pair of Northern Lapwings from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Asia, North Africa, and the East coast of North America].

Collins, Charles

Water-rail

CA RBD MSG BW002-797
Item
1736

Part of Taylor White Collection

Drawing of an adult Water Rail from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Asia, and North Africa] and an immature Spotted Crake from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, the Middle East, India, Central Asia, North Africa, and Southern Africa].

Collins, Charles

Common Wigeon [male] & [female]

CA RBD MSG BW002-911
Item
between approximately 1736 and 1737

Part of Taylor White Collection

Drawing of a pair of male Eurasian Wigeons from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa].

Collins, Charles

Black Grouse [male] (Black-cock)

CA RBD MSG BW002-518
Item
1736

Part of Taylor White Collection

Drawing of a male Black Grouse from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe; Central and Northeast Asia].

Collins, Charles

Sheld-Duck [male]

CA RBD MSG BW002-880
Item
between approximately 1736 and 1737

Part of Taylor White Collection

Drawing of a Burrough Duck from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the Palearctic, the Indo-Malayan Realm, and the Afrotropics].

Collins, Charles

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