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Wolf Fish

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Written by: Nil TunaResearcher · Old Master Paintings
Old Master Drawings · Catalogue no. 1035627
James Sowerby

Wolf Fish

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byYale Center for British Art
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Artist / MakerJames Sowerby
Date1804
Mediumwove paper, watercolor paint, graphite
TypeWatercolor
CollectionYale Center for British Art
LocationYale Center for British Art
About the Artist

BiographyJames Sowerby (1757–1822) — British botanical illustrator and mineralogist (1757-1822).James Sowerby worked as painter, malacologist, naturalist, botanist, botanical illustrator and zoologist and is associated with Kingdom of Great Britain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Their documented life spans the years 1757 to 1822, born in Lambeth, died in London Borough of Lambeth.Disciplinespainter, malacologist, naturalist, botanist, botanical illustrator, zoologistBorn1757, LambethDied1822, London Borough of LambethNationalityKingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →

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