GERMAN SCHOOL (18TH CENTURY), A Bibbed Black Domestic Duck
GERMAN SCHOOL (18TH CENTURY)
A Bibbed Black Domestic Duck
Graphite, black ink, and watercolor on paper
Inscribed ‘Anas Domestica. Nigra. faemina.’ and ‘3 O.bre = 1780 Naturae delineata’ l.c.
[“Black female domestic duck. Drawn from nature [on] October 3, 1780. [Cited] in the same place.”]
1780
Paper size: 12 1/8 x 17 1/4 in. Frame size: 18 3/4 x 24 in.
#AP02982
A bibbed black domestic duck is generally a variant of a black Call duck, often featuring black, iridescent green, or brown-mottled plumage with a white chest patch (bib). These ducks are commonly found in farm settings, often mistaken for pure black ducks but showing brown, dusky-brown, or patterned feathers.
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