The Farnley Hall Bird Book
Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1815–1816
17 mounts with 20 bird drawings for the book on ornithology by his friend Walter Fawkes of Farnley Hall, near Otley in Yorkshire, where Turner was a frequent visitor. Originally part of an identification kit with feathers, the drawings were remounted separately in an album in 1850.
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Title of artwork, date
The Farnley Hall Bird Book, 1815–1816
Date supported
1985
Medium and material
Watercolour
Grant
27000
Total cost
223000
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