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The Purple and White Chinese Cock Pheasant and Hen
Samuel Dixon (English, active 1748–1769)
1748–69
Medium/Technique
Basso relievo in opaque watercolor on paper, attached to wood backing with graphite underdrawing; in frame of the period
Dimensions
Sheet: 25.4 x 19.1 cm (10 x 7 1/2 in.)
Framed: 35.2 x 28.9 cm (13 7/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
Framed: 35.2 x 28.9 cm (13 7/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.514
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
DescriptionProbably after drawing in George Edwards, History of Uncommon Birds, London, 1743. Related to porcelain bird in Katz Bequest to EDA collection.
ProvenanceEstate of Mrs. Sigmund J. Katz; bequest to MFA, November 20, 1988.