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Print, White-Eyebrowed Longtail, Plate 2 from Birds of Western Africa

This is a Print. It was print maker: William Home Lizars and after William Swainson. It is dated 1837 and we acquired it in 1961. Its medium is engraving, brush and watercolor on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Hamill & Barker. It is credited Gift of Hamill and Barker.

Its dimensions are

17 × 10.7 cm (6 11/16 × 4 3/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, White-Eyebrowed Longtail, Plate 2 from Birds of Western Africa; Print Maker: William Home Lizars; After William Swainson (British, 1789 - 1855); engraving, brush and watercolor on paper; 17 × 10.7 cm (6 11/16 × 4 3/16 in.); Gift of Hamill and Barker; 1961-105-160

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