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Title

Prairie Birds.

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Item (linked) part of

Edward D. Roper Fonds [graphic material, textual records]

Date(s)

1887-1891

Place of creation

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent

1 watercolour / aquarelle : grey wash with opaque white on wove paper mounted on cardboard
Support: 26.800 x 38.400 cm (sheet)

Scope and content

This drawing is reproduced in Edward Roper's "By Track and Trail, A Journey Through Canada" (London, 1891), p.73.

Conditions of access

Graphic (art)

99: To be determined
no restrictions

Graphic (art)

99: To be determined

Box
2000790682 Item no. assigned by LAC 33

Restrictions not set

Other accession no.

1989-176 DAP
00033

Terms of use

Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1989-176-33
Copyright: Expired

Additional name(s)

Artist: Roper, Edward, 1833-1909.

Additional information

Signatures and inscriptions

Inscription: in pen and black ink, recto, l.r.: ER [in monogram] oper; c., written vertically in the tree: POPLAR/ [written horizontally in the tree] COTTAN/ -WOOD; l.r., written in the tree: ER [in monogram] oper del; l.l.: 1 Robin, (Canada Thrush)/ 2 Sap Sucker (a woodpecker)/ 3 Redwinged Starling/ 4 Rosy Grosbeak/ 5 Immature Buffalo Bird/ 6 Mature " " [5 and 6 are grouped together and followed by:] Cow Troopials/ 7 Eye Holder - High holder, (Golden winged/ woodpecker); in the image numbers are keyed on to corresponding birds perching and in flight; l.r.: several inscriptions obscured by opaque white; in pen and red ink, recto, l.l.: 12 [circled in red ink] Cut for Type; in pencil, verso, l.l.: 6253 Roper

Subject heading

animal.

Source

Private

Other system control no.

ICON69419

MIKAN no.

2903597