George Edwards
(1694–1773)
 

George Edwards FRS was an English naturalist and ornithologist, known as the "father of British ornithology".

Over a period of 21 years, Edwards published seven volumes containing descriptions and hand-coloured etchings of birds. In a few cases, he depicted other animals. None of the species were native to the British Isles. The first four volumes were published between 1743 and 1751 with the title A Natural History of Uncommon Birds. The three subsequent volumes were published between 1758 and 1764 with the title Gleanings Of Natural History. The volumes contain a total of 362 hand-coloured etchings of which 317 depict birds. The etchings were all drawn by Edwards. He numbered the plates consecutively through the seven volumes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Edwards_(naturalist)

Bird Study: Bohemian Waxwing
c. 1714–73
watercolor with gouache
28.3 x 20.6 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland USA
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1989.230