Sea Purse & Sand Piper

by Peter Paillou

$2,750 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

Peter Paillou was a British painter best known for his works of natural history. He worked for two leading 18th-century naturalists, Taylor White and Thomas Pennant, painting bird pictures, many of which were engraved and used as plates in Pennant's books. Item #35785

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