An annotation on the back tells us that this drawing belonged to
an individual who can probably be identifed as Adriaan Leonard
van Heteren (1722-1800) of The Hague, director of the Dutch West
India Company. There is a tropical landscape in the background
to indicate the natural habitat of these birds. The Yellow-tufted
Woodpecker is native to the Amazon basin. The dark-headed form
of this dimorphic species is shown here.
Specifications
| Title | Blue-crowned Motmot (top), Yellow-tufted Woodpecker (bottom) |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Pencil, brush and grey ink, watercolour and bodycolour |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 258 mm Height 377 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Aert Schouman
|
| Accession number | MB 1608 (PK) |
| Credits | From the estate of F.J.O. Boijmans, 1847 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1847 |
| Creation date | in 1769 |
| Collector | Collector / F.J.O. Boijmans |
| Internal exhibitions |
Prentenkabinet: Vogels van diverse pluimage (2009) |
| External exhibitions |
Koninklijk Paradijs. Aert Schouman en de verbeelding van de natuur (2017) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
