[PAILLOU, Peter (1720-1790)]

[A Pair of Wrynecks on a Branch]

[London: circa 1760-1780]. Watercolour and gouache drawing, on laid paper. Inscribed on verso "By Paillou / Given me by Mr. More"

Peter Paillou was a British painter best known for his works of natural history. He worked for two leading 18th-century naturalists, Taylor White and Thomas Pennant, painting bird pictures, many of which were engraved and used as plates in Pennant's books.

Item #35784

Price: $1,750.00