Toucan Skull Study by Peter Faillon
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Peter Faillon (English, circa 1760), Study of a Toucan Skull, oil on paper, 8 cm wide, 7 cm high, Inscribed verso: Sotheby's cat. Possibly for Sir Jos. Banks. made from sketches produced on a foreign visit with Cook
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