Eclectus Roratus Polychloros, Edward Lear, ca. 1830–32

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Eclectus Roratus Polychloros, ca. 1830–32, Watercolor and gouache over graphite or chalk, sheet: 21 15/16 x 14 3/4 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Edward Lear (British, London 1812–1888 San Remo), Known as a landscape painter and a writer of nonsense verse, Lear began his career as an ornithological draftsman. This work records male and female Eclectus parrots, a species native to Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia

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