Common hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius Syn Cuculus varius) 18th century watercolor painting by Elizabeth Gwillim. Lady Elizabeth Symonds Gwillim (21 April 1763 – 21 December 1807) was an artist married to Sir Henry Gwillim, Puisne Judge at the Madras high court until 1808. Lady Gwillim painted a series of about 200 watercolours of Indian birds. Produced about 20 years before John James Audubon, her work has been acclaimed for its accuracy and natural postures as they were drawn from observations of the birds in life. She also painted fishes and flowers.

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Size: 5898px × 5898px
Location: Madras (Chennai) Tamil Nadu, India
Photo credit: © Historic Illustrations / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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