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.
Drawing of a female Northern Pintail from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Northern South America, and Australia].
Drawing of a Blue-winged Teal from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, South America, and Western Europe.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Drawing of a male Garganey from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Asia, and Africa (this specimen is also rare in North America)].
Drawing of a pair of male and female Green-winged Teals from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa].
Drawing of a domestic type Muscovy Duck from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the United States, Central America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, and Australia (this specimen is also rare in Southeast Asia).] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Drawing of a domestic type Muscovy Duck from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the United States, Central America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, and Australia (this specimen is also rare in Southeast Asia).] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Drawing of a female Long-tailed Duck from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, Europe, and Northeastern Asia] and a female Eurasian Wigeon from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distrubution: North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790