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Common Wood Pigeon

Drawing of a pair of Common Wood Pigeons from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia].

Collins, Charles

Yellow Bunting [male] & [female]

Drawing of a pair of male and female Yellowhammers from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and New Zealand].

Collins, Charles

British redbreast

Drawing of a pair of European Robins from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia].

Collins, Charles

Little Grebe

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

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

Lapwing

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

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]

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

Collins, Charles

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