Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Early American Aviaries


Detail of David and Phila Franks with bird, 1733.
Gerardus Duyckinck (1695-1746). American Jewish Historical Society. Waltham, MA and NYC.


Detail of Elizabeth Gould with bird, 1755.
Joseph Badger (1708-1765).


Detail of Jemima Flucker with bird, 1760.
Joseph Badger (1708 - 1765). Chrysler Museum. Norfolk, Virginia.


Detail of Mary Tilghman & sons with bluejay, 1770's.
Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827).


Detail of Elizabeth Ross (Mrs. William Tyng) with bird, 1766.
John Singleton Copley (1738-1815). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.


<< Airry Chorristers pour forth their melody...the mocking bird...inchanted me with his harmony. >>
- Eliza Lucas Pinckney, circa 1740, South Carolina


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