Exotic Bird
William Hayes (1729-1799)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1790
Materials
Glass, Paper, Watercolour paint, Wood
Measurements
375 x 315 mm
Order this imageCollection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 772281.10
Summary
Watercolour on paper, Exotic Bird by William Hayes (fl.c.1773-1799). One of 12, painting of blue bird with brown back, wings and tail, which also has white tips; bird has a yellow beak and white throat, and is perched on a tree stump. By William Hayes from a collection of 'portraits of rare and curious birds from the menagery of Osterley Park', which the artist published in 1794.
Makers and roles
William Hayes (1729-1799), artist