Pair of George III embossed Bird Pictures Samuel Dixon
Located in Kensington, MD
18th Century in the Manner of Samuel Dixon "Still Life with Bird and Flowers" Hand Colored basso relieve engravings/watercolor/gouche View our complete collection @ www.hollisand...
Board, Watercolor
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H 14.18 in W 17.72 in D 0.4 in
18th Century Samuel Dixon Gouache from 'Foreign and Domestick Birds'
By Samuel Dixon
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Samuel Dixon (Irish, 1669-1769), circa 1775, 'A green-Indian bee-eater, Brazilian Finch and a black and white Indian Starling', from the basso relievo set 'Foreign and Domestick Bird...
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Pair of Samuel Dixon ‘Basso Relievo’ Watercolors of Birds and Flowers
By Samuel Dixon
Located in London, by appointment only
A pair of Samuel Dixon 'basso relievo' watercolors of birds and flowers each rendered in Fine detail with exhaustive explanatory notes and dedications on the reverse.
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H 18 in W 15.38 in D 0.75 in
Pair of basso-relievo ornithological studies by Isaac Spackman, 1754-69
Located in Kenilworth, IL
During the mid-eighteenth century, Irish artist Samuel Dixon invented and popularized a new painting technique known as basso-relievo, most notably used to embellish natural history ...
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H 14.18 in W 17.72 in D 0.4 in
18th Century Samuel Dixon Gouache from 'Foreign and Domestick Birds'
By Samuel Dixon
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Samuel Dixon (Irish, 1669-1769), circa 1775, 'A Chaffinch with a Group of Glowers', from the basso relievo set 'Foreign and Domestick Birds', a tergo with fragmented label with dedic...
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H 16.25 in W 14.75 in D 0.5 in
Circle of Samuel Dixon; 18th Century Trio of Ornithological Watercolour Studie
By Samuel Dixon
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
Painted within the circle of Samuel Dixon (fl.1748-1769) embossed ‘basso relievo’ in watercolours on papier mâché, depicting parrots, partridge, heron and other exotic birds amidst f...
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