Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.10031
Looking for a special gift? Buy a print of this image.
‘The Lesser White Cockatoo with a Yellow Crest’
Date
1761
Creator
George Edwards (1694 - 1773, British) , Ornithologist
Object type
Library reference
38029
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 288mm
width (print): 220mm
width (print): 220mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Ornithological study of a Yellow-crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea, a parrot native to islands of South-east Asia, including Timor. The bird is shown on a low tree branch and there is an inset profile of the head.
Plate 317 from chapter 107 of Gleanings of natural history, exhibiting figures of quadrupeds, birds, insects, plants, &c..., by George Edwards, volume 3 (London, for the author, 1764). The author describes the bird within the text: “The bird I drew at Lord Tilney’s house in Essex. They are native of the Dutch East-India Islands...”
The plate is inscribed: “The lesser Cockatoo with a yellow Crest. Drawn from life by George Edwards. January 1761.”
Plate 317 from chapter 107 of Gleanings of natural history, exhibiting figures of quadrupeds, birds, insects, plants, &c..., by George Edwards, volume 3 (London, for the author, 1764). The author describes the bird within the text: “The bird I drew at Lord Tilney’s house in Essex. They are native of the Dutch East-India Islands...”
The plate is inscribed: “The lesser Cockatoo with a yellow Crest. Drawn from life by George Edwards. January 1761.”
Associated place