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 Blue-and-yellow Macaw from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Middle America and South America.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Drawing of a Great Green Macaw from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Middle America and South America.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Drawing of a Hispaniolan Parakeet from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Hispaniola and Puerto Rico.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Drawing of a male Alexandrine Parakeet from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the Palearctic and the Indo-Malayan Realm.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Drawing of a female Alexandrine Parakeet from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the Palearctic and the Indo-Malayan Realm.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790