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The Male Sparrow Hawk
Print 2018-269,50

The Male Sparrow Hawk

Date1766
Engraver
Compiler 1726-1798
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line engraving with period color
DimensionsOH: 21 1/8" x OW: 14 3/8"
Credit LineGift of Barnett Shepherd
Object number2018-269,50
DescriptionUpper margin: "The Male Sparrow Hawk/ p 69"
Lower margin: "A.10./ P Mazell Sulp"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).