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Part of Ship's Badges
Ship's badge of HMS Rodney, featuring grey eagle perched on golden coronet, its wings placed back to back, against a silver background.
Part of Taylor White Collection
Drawing of a Mandrill from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: West Africa.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Part of Taylor White Collection
Drawing of a Lion-tailed Macaque from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Southern India.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Tufted Capuchin, Brown Capuchin
Part of Taylor White Collection
Drawing of a Tufted Capuchin and a Brown Capuchin from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: South America.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Black-handed Spider Monkey, Central American Spider Monkey
Part of Taylor White Collection
Drawing of a Black-handed Spider monkey and a Central American Spider monkey from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Central America.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
Part of Gwillim Collection
Mounted painting with full depiction of a pale-colored buzzard, with partial background of rocks and plants. Inscriptions below the painting read: "Smaller White Scavenger Vulture (Neophron ginginianus)" at bottom centre, and "Neophron ginginianus" in lower left corner.
Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807
Black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)
Part of Gwillim Collection
Framed painting of a bird with white body, black neck, head, and legs, standing on rock by water. Full and close background featuring plants with hanging, full pods.
Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807
Crested serpent-eagle (Spilornis cheela)
Part of Gwillim Collection
Framed painting of a tall eagle with brown back and speckled white belly, perched on flat rock with detailed plant at the right bearing red fruit (ivy gourd), with a full landscape background.
Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807
Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus)
Part of Gwillim Collection
Mounted painting of a white goose with two black bars on the back of head, standing by the water with wood and foliage, with a full landscape background with temples in the far left. Inscription below painting reads, "Bar-headed goose (anser indicus)." Another in lower right corner reads, "Anas."
Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807
Brown-headed gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus)
Part of Gwillim Collection
Mounted painting of a white gull with brownish-gray head, red beak, and a few dark tail feathers, standing on flat ground with hills and water in the background. Inscription below painting in pencil and struck through in lower right corner reads, "Larus ridibundus."
Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807