Plate 96, Herring Gull.
2005.6.5
Name/Title
Plate 96, Herring Gull.Entry/Object ID
JJA.2005.6.5Description
This colored engraving was done by John Prideaux Selby for his Illustrations of British Orinthology (1821-1841). The engraving details a Herring Gull with bluish-gray wings perched upon a rock with a leafy stem in the background. The bottom-right corner bears an inscription reading: "HERRING GULL, OLD. / Summer Plumage." In the top-right corner is an inscription that reads: "PLATE XCVI".Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Watercolor, InkCollection
H. Neal Stoneback CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Selby, Prideaux John
McNee, Daniel
Bohn, Henry George, 1796-1884