The White Owl

Date1766

Engraver Peter Mazell

Artist Thomas Pennant 1726-1798

After work by Peter Brown fl. ca. 1758 - 1799

OriginEngland, London

MediumBlack and white line engraving with period color

DimensionsOH: 14 1/8" x OW: 21 1/8"

Credit LineGift of Barnett Shepherd

Object number2018-269,49

DescriptionThe White Owl by Pennant
Upper margin: "The White Owl. P 71"
Lower margin: "B/ P Brown pinx/ P Mazell Sculp.t"Label TextFrom Thomas Pennant's "The British Zoology. Class I Quadrupeds. II. Birds"(London: Cymmrodorion Society, printed by J. and J. March, 1766).ProvenanceBefore 2014, Pageant Print Shop (New York, NY); 2014, purchased by Barnett Shepherd (Staten Island, NY); 2018-present, given to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).