The Greater Bullfinch
Date1747
Maker
George Edwards
1694 - 1773
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line engraving and etching with period color
DimensionsOH: 11 1/2 " x OW: 9"
Credit LineGift of Barnett Shepherd
Object number2018-269,12
DescriptionInscription in lower right-hand corner reads: "Published Anno 1746 by Geo. Edwards/ 82"Label TextPlate 82 from George Edwards, “A Natural History of Birds” (London: College Physicians in Warwick-Lane, 1747)ProvenanceBefore 2007, Summit Antique Center (Summit, NJ); 2007, purchased by Barnett Shepherd (Staten Island, NY); 2018-present, given to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
