Tag Archives: zoological illustration

Edward Lear, Great Awk

Posted on November 2, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Great Awk. Watercolor painting prepared for Plate 82, “Great Auk” in Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology printed in London in 1841. Brown wash and ink over graphite on paper. Signed ‘PJ Selby E Lear 1831’ lower left. Numbered … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Study of a King Vulture

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Study of a King Vulture. Signed lower left: E Lear del., dated lower right: Aril 1832, and inscribed lower center: Sarcoramphus papa (Linn.)/Drawn from life at the/Surrey Zoological Gardens Watercolor over pencil heightened with bodycolor and gum arabic. … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Study of a Paradise Shelduck

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Study of a Paradise Shelduck. Watercolor over pencil heightened with bodycolor and gum arabic. ca. 1830. Paper size: 8 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. Prepared for T.C. Eyton’s A Monograph of the Anatidae or Duck Tribe, London, 1838. … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Peacock

Posted on October 5, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Peacock. Watercolor On Paper. 9″ x 7″ sheet, 17 3/4″ x 15 3/4″. MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, A Pair of Birds on a Tree Branch

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, a Pair of Birds on a Tree Branch. Pencil, Watercolor And Bodycolor, Heightened With Gum-Arabic And Gold Paint. 7″ x 5″ sheet. MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, Study of a red and yellow macaw, Macrocercus Aracanga

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Study of a red and yellow macaw, Macrocercus Aracanga. Pencil. 12.3 x 11cm (4 13/16 x 4 5/16in). Provenance Anon. sale, Sotheby’s, London, 15 July 1999, lot 127. Private collection, UK. When offered at Sotheby’s, it has been … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, A Scarlet-Throated Tanager in a Tree

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A scarlet-throated tanager in a tree. Signed ‘E. Lear’ l.c., pencil, watercolour and bodycolour. 18 x 16cm Provenance The collection of Mr and Mrs Nigell D’Oyly.

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Edward Lear, A Black-Spotted Barbet

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A black-spotted barbet, c.1830 Signed ‘E. Lear’ l.l., pencil, watercolour and bodycolour. 16 x 14cm, framed oval. Provenance The collection of Mr and Mrs Nigell D’Oyly. Literature Viven Noakes, ‘Edward Lear 1812-1888 at the Royal Academy of Arts’, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, A Thick-Billed Euphonia on a Branch

Posted on June 1, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A thick-billed euphonia on a branch. Signed ‘E. Lear’ l.r., pencil, watercolour and bodycolour. 20 x 15cm Provenance The collection of Mr and Mrs Nigell D’Oyly The Saleroom.

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Edward Lear, A Golden-Headed Manakin in a Tree

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A golden-headed manakin in a tree. Signed ‘E. Lear’ l.r., pencil, watercolour and bodycolour. 20 x 15cm Provenance The collection of Mr and Mrs Nigell D’Oyly The Saleroom.

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