GERMAN SCHOOL (18TH CENTURY), A Female Domestic Mallard
GERMAN SCHOOL (18TH CENTURY)
A Female Domestic Mallard
Graphite, black ink, and watercolor, paper watermarked ‘BLUM’
Inscribed ‘Anas Domestica Bocas faemina’ and ‘1774 - Junijs = natura delineata’ 1.c.
[“Female Black Domestic Duck. Drawn from nature, 3 October 1780, at the place indicated.”]
1774
Paper size: 12 x 16 5/8 in.
Frame size: 18 3/4 x 22 7/8 in.
#AP02983
A female domestic mallard (or hen) is a large, mottled brown and tan bird, often kept for ornamental purposes or as a backyard pet. Unlike the colorful male, she has muted, camouflaged plumage, a prominent orange bill with black markings, and a blue-purple speculum patch on her wing.
Please feel free to contact us with questions by phone at 215.735.8811,
or by email at loricohen@aradergalleries.
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