Asian Openbill Stork (Anastomus oscitans)

Unknown artist (Company style)

ca. 1800

Watercolor, pen and black ink, gray ink, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper

Yale Center for British Art

A detailed watercolor painting depicts an Asian Openbill Stork standing on its spindly legs against a plain background. The bird is shown in profile, with its distinctive curved beak prominent. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection