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Ring-Ouzel
Ring Ouzel
Turdus torquatus
Cha. Collins Fect. 1739;
Item
1 watercolour painting ; 56 x 39 cm + 1 leaf
Charles Collins was an Irish painter, known for his portraits of animals and still-lifes. He achieved success in England painting exotic birds, game, dogs and dead game still-lifes. He was the painter for Robert Furber’s ‘Twelve Months of Fruit’ (1732). In 1736 he published in collaboration with John Lee a set of 12 large engravings, coloured by hand, of British birds in landscape and garden settings, entitled Icones avium cum nominibus anglicis. He then came to the attention of Taylor White, who engaged him to paint birds from his and others’ collections until 1743. Collins died in 1744, when he was described as ‘Bird Painter to the Royal Society.’
Drawing of a pair of Ring Ouzels from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East].
Manuscript note on front of drawing: Ring-Ouzel (Turdus torqatus) Cha. Collins Fect. 1739;
Manuscript note on back of drawing: The Ring or Rock Ouzel merula torquata Merula Saxotiles W. 195; sent me from Derbyshire
Scientific name: Turdus torquatus
With manuscript text on accompanying leaf.
Transcription of manuscript note on accompanying leaf: Aves Passeres Turdus
23 Torquatus
23 T. nigricans, torque albo.
Linn. S. N. 170 n.13
Translation of manuscript note on accompanying leaf: Aves Passeres Turdus
23 Torquatus
23 T. nigricans [The black...], with a white collar.
Linn. S. N. 170 n.13