Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9762
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Purple Heron
Date
1837
Creator
Edward Lear (1812 - 1888, British) , Artist
Object type
Library reference
41611
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 560mm
width (print): 370mm
width (print): 370mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Study of the Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea Linn). Illustration from The Birds of Europe by John Gould FRS, (London, 1832–7), vol. 4.
Associated place