Intermediate Egret (Ardea intermedia) | Héron intermédiaire

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Tall white bird with long curved neck and long wings, long pointed yellow beak, and long black legs; stands facing left; behind it 6 more egrets in various positions, before water, trees, and mountains in the background.
Tall white bird with long curved neck and long wings, long pointed yellow beak, and long black legs; stands facing left; behind it 6 more egrets in various positions, before water, trees, and mountains in the background.

Item details

Curatorial comment:
A group of seven Egrets near a grove of tall trees. In the background a hilly landscape; in the middle ground a river scene, with four people in two small boats; on the far shore are the tower or gopuram of a Hindu temple and a tall cylindrical tower rising above the trees. | Groupe de sept aigrettes près d’un bosquet de grands arbres. À l’arrière-plan, vallons et, au milieu, rivière, quatre personnes dans deux petites embarcations; sur la rive éloignée, tour ou gopura d’un temple hindou et haute tour cylindrique qui surplombe les arbres.
Creator:
Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807 | 1763 à 1807
Physical description:
1 painting : watercolour ; 49.4 x 32.1 cm | 1 tableau : aquarelle ; 49,4 x 32,1 cm
Date range:
[1801-1807] | [1801 à 1807]
Shelfmark:
Rare Books and Special Collections | Livres rares et collections spécialisées, CA RBD Gwillim-1-035
Rights:
Public domain: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ | Domaine public : https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/deed.fr
Relation:
archivalcollections.library.mcgill.ca/smaller-egret-egretta-intermedia
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