Peter Paillou after Mazell – The Coot Engraving
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Item ID: 2227
Category: Art and Frames
THE COOT — 18TH-CENTURY NATURAL HISTORY ENGRAVING
29 3/4" x 32 3/4"
Peter Paillou (after) • Engraved by Peter Mazell
Hand-colored copperplate natural-history engraving depicting The Coot, shown swimming with its characteristic dark plumage and distinctive lobed feet.
The plate bears the period inscriptions “P. Paillou pinx.” and “P. Mazell sculp.”, identifying noted natural-history artist Peter Paillou as the source artist and Peter Mazell as the engraver.
Associated with Thomas Pennant’s British Zoology, the influential 18th-century study of British wildlife first issued in the 1760s.
Professionally presented with extensive custom multi-layer cream, black and red matting in a substantial black and antiqued metallic-tone wood frame.
Period: 18th century / circa 1760s–1770s
Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving
Attribution: Peter Paillou / Peter Mazell
Subject: The Coot
29 3/4" x 32 3/4"
Peter Paillou (after) • Engraved by Peter Mazell
Hand-colored copperplate natural-history engraving depicting The Coot, shown swimming with its characteristic dark plumage and distinctive lobed feet.
The plate bears the period inscriptions “P. Paillou pinx.” and “P. Mazell sculp.”, identifying noted natural-history artist Peter Paillou as the source artist and Peter Mazell as the engraver.
Associated with Thomas Pennant’s British Zoology, the influential 18th-century study of British wildlife first issued in the 1760s.
Professionally presented with extensive custom multi-layer cream, black and red matting in a substantial black and antiqued metallic-tone wood frame.
Period: 18th century / circa 1760s–1770s
Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving
Attribution: Peter Paillou / Peter Mazell
Subject: The Coot
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