A Series Of 15 Hand-Coloured Proofs For The Natural History Of Selborne
John Nash, 1970

These 15 illustrations for the 1972 edition of Gilbert White’s The Natural History of Selborne (originally published in 1789) are proof copies hand-tinted in watercolour by the artist John Nash. Nash’s original pencil drawings for the illustrations are also in the museum’s collection.
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Title of artwork, date
A Series Of 15 Hand-Coloured Proofs For The Natural History Of Selborne, 1970
Date supported
2016
Medium and material
Watercolour, watercolour on paper
Dimensions
16 x 19 cms
Grant
1000
Total cost
2500

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