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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.)
Credit Line Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.514
NOT ON VIEW
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.