'The Man of War Bird, the Chinese Fish, &c.' Size:L: 80 x 60cm Podophyllum peltatum

Podophyllum peltatum

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Joint birthday celebration for Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and his defender Steve Bruce

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'The Man of War Bird, the Chinese Fish, &c.' Size:L: 80 x 60cm Podophyllum peltatumZoological studies of the Frigate bird, possibly Fregata magnificens, the main figure represented perched on a rock by water with a Chinese carp or goldfish below and a specimen of red sea weed behind. Supplementary details of the bird's head, foot and feathers are also given. Plate 309 from chapter 99 of Gleanings of natural history, exhibiting figures of quadrupeds, birds, insects, plants, &c, by George Edwards, volume 2 (London, for the author,