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The Bookman, May
George EdwardsWW-1897-002606
Purchase, Leonard A. Lauder Gift, 1994
Catalogue
- Year
- 1897
- Medium
- Relief
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 16 7/16 × 11 11/16 in. (41.7 × 29.7 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- George Edwards
Artist

George Edwards
Installation
George Edwards was an English naturalist and ornithologist, known as the "father of British ornithology".
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The Black and White Crested Bird of Paradise
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Record
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- George Edwards
- Year
- 1897
- Medium
- Relief
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 16 7/16 × 11 11/16 in. (41.7 × 29.7 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1897-002606
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





