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George Edwards

George Edwards

1694–1773

West Ham, London, UK

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17

Works in Collection

67

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3

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (17)

The Bookman, May

Sheet: 16 7/16 × 11 11/16 in. (41.7 × 29.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Bookman, October

Sheet: 16 9/16 × 11 1/2 in. (42.1 × 29.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Century, March

1895 · Lithograph

Sheet: 16 5/16 × 12 1/8 in. (41.5 × 30.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Century, Midwinter Number, February

1890 · Lithograph

Sheet: 20 3/8 × 14 7/16 in. (51.7 × 36.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Guillemot and the Puffin of the Isle of Man

The Guillemot and the Puffin of the Isle of Man

1762 · hand-colored etching

sheet: 29 × 22.7 cm (11 7/16 × 8 15/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Pygmy Anteater

1755 · hand-colored etching on laid paper

plate: 23.5 x 18.7 cm (9 1/4 x 7 3/8 in.) sheet: 29.3 x 22.6 cm (11 9/16 x 8 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Two Birds, One with Very Long Tailfeathers, and Blue Butterfly

Two Birds, One with Very Long Tailfeathers, and Blue Butterfly

1745 · hand-colored etching on laid paper

plate: 26.5 x 19 cm (10 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 29 x 22.7 cm (11 7/16 x 8 15/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Black and White Crested Bird of Paradise

The Black and White Crested Bird of Paradise

1743 · hand-colored etching on laid paper

plate: 23.9 x 18.9 cm (9 7/16 x 7 7/16 in.) sheet: 27.9 x 22.1 cm (11 x 8 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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George Edwards (Artsy)

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The Little Hawk Owl

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Service tree (Sorbus torminalis); fruiting branch held in a Wellcome V0044260

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The Cock Sparrow by George Edwards

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The Dodo and the Guiney pig

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The Greater Cat Fish

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The dodo & given by G.Edwards 1759

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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