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Skylark
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Eurasian Skylark
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Columba livia
Title statements of responsibility
Cha. Collins Fect. 1738;
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- Parallel titles and other title information: Title from Mousley: Alauda arvensis
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CA RBD MSG BW002-590
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1 watercolour painting ; 56 x 39 cm + 1 leaf
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(1680-1744)
Biographical history
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.’
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Drawing of a pair of Eurasian Skylarks from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii].
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General note
Manuscript note on front of drawing: Skylark (Alauda arvensis) Cha. Collins Fect. 1738;
General note
Manuscript note on back of drawing: The Comm. skylark Alauda vulgaris W. 203
General note
Scientific name: Columba livia
Accompanying material
With manuscript text on accompanying leaf.
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Transcription of manuscript note on accompanying leaf: 105 Aves Passeres Alauda
Arvensis
A. rectricibus extimis duabus extrorsum
longitudinaliter albis: intermediis
interiore latere ferrugineis. L.S.N. p.165
Aves Passeres Alauda
105 Alauda
Rostrum Cylindrico-subulatum, rectum,
recta protensum: mandibulis aequalibus
basi deorsum dehiscentibus.
Lingua bifida.
Unguis posticus rectior, digito longior
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Translation of manuscript note on accompanying leaf: 105 Aves Passeres Alauda
Arvensis
A. with two outermost flight feathers on the tail that are white on the longitudinal outer edge; and central tail feathers that are reddish-brown on the inner side. L.S.N. p.165
Aves Passeres Alauda
105 Alauda
The beak is cylindrical, awl shaped, and straight,
extended in a straight line: with equal mandibles
opening downwards at the base.
The tongue is cleft.
The nail at the back is straighter, and longer than the toe.
L.S.N. 165
The Lark
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Birds Volume 9, Painting 1