Black Cheak

by John Abbot

$9,500 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

An original watercolour of an American Redstart by an important naturalist in early America. John Abbot was one of the most important and prolific of the early American natural history artists. Born in London in 1751, Abbot developed his interest in natural history and drawing as a child. His curiosity about the natural world was encouraged by his parents who were wealthy at one time the family library included copies of Mark Catesby's Natural History of Carolina, Florida

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