A set of six Irish George II embossed paper and gouache-painted pictures of birds circa 1750 , by Samuel Dixon

each depicting a bird or birds within a foliate landscape, within black-japanned frames; one with the original printed label to the reverse inscribed (NUMBER VI) / The Black headed Indian ICTERUS.  Not examined out of frames.

Two appear to be in original frames; the black-headed Indian icterus cut down in size slightly, and with some restoration to embossed wing; one green bird with small bird with discoloration to background small chips to paint to wing of smaller bird; turkey with discoloration to background and with small chips to paint around head and minor ones to body; the other green bird and small bird picture with uneven color to background - either cleaned or with inpainting; peahen Chinese pheasant with small chips to paint with some inpainting to body; discoloration to background; some worm holdes to upper left quadrant; Touraco with inpainting to background, some small touching in to body where small chips to paint were previously.
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The present set is comprised of the 'Peahen Chinese pheasant;' the 'Black-headed Indian Icterus;' the 'Touraco; 'the 'Green and Red Indian Parquet with the white, red and black Creeper' (2); and the 'Red legged Partridge.'