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Object type
Museum number
1917,1208.1069
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Description
A peacock on a tree branch in profile to left, pheasants on the ground with two rabbits, another bird on the pedestal of a classical statue of a man with his back to the viewer on the left and three figures on a spit of land extending into a pool with a classical fountain behind, with the roof of a classical building among trees on the left and a large house in the distance ; plate 4 of a set of twelve. 1726
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Producer name
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School/style
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Date
- 1726
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Production place
- Published in: London
- (Europe,British Isles,England,London)
- Published in: London
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Materials
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Technique
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Dimensions
- Height: 300 millimetres
- Width: 374 millimetres
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Inscriptions
Inscription Content
Lettered below the image 'Pr. Cassteels Pinxt. et Fecit. / 4.'.
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Curator's comments
One of a full set: 1917,1208.1066-1077. According to Vertue, the set of birds was 'the first work in that kind of his doing, (except some two or three other little plates as tryals)'.
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Location
Not on display (British XVIIIc Unmounted Roy)
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Subjects
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Acquisition name
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Acquisition date
1917
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Department
Prints & Drawings
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Registration number
1917,1208.1069

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A peacock on a tree branch in profile to left, pheasants on the ground with two rabbits, another bird on the pedestal of a classical statue of a man with his back to the viewer on the left and three figures on a spit of land extending into a pool with a classical fountain behind, with the roof of a classical building among trees on the left and a large house in the distance ; plate 4 of a set of twelve. 1726 Hand-coloured etching
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