Spotted Sandgrouse (bottom), Common Gonolek (top)

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An annotation on the verso of the drawing refers to the 44-part
standard work ‘Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière’ by
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte du Buffon, published in 1749-1783,
with copper engravings by Jacques de Sève.

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Title	Spotted Sandgrouse (bottom), Common Gonolek (top)
Material and technique	Pencil, brush and black ink, watercolour and bodycolour
Object type	Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 365 mm Width 242 mm
Artists	Draughtsman: Aert Schouman
Accession number	MB 1615 (PK)
Credits	From the estate of F.J.O. Boijmans, 1847
Department	Drawings & Prints
Acquisition date	1847
Creation date	in circa 1745-1775
Collector	Collector / F.J.O. Boijmans
Internal exhibitions	Prentenkabinet: Vogels van diverse pluimage (2009)
Material	Brush > Painter's materials > Tools > Work place, studio, equipment > Work > Utensil Black ink > Ink > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Watercolour > Paint > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Pencil > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Paper > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique Bodycolour > Gouache > Paint > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Bodycolour > Gouache > Paint > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Geographical origin	The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe