Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)
Part of Gwillim Collection
Painting of a speckled brown female bittern crouched against reeds in foreground, plains and mountains in the distant right background.
Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807
Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)
Part of Gwillim Collection
Painting of a bright orange and red male bird, with a small heron-like shape, and darker feathers along back of neck/top of body. Inscription at lower right corner reads, "Ardea," and in the lower left corner, "Chestnut Bittern (ardetta cinnamomeus)."
Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807
Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Part of Gwillim Collection
Mounted painting of a tall-necked, brown spotted bird, standing at attention next to a flat marshy landscape.
Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807