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Pair of Montague's Harriers, by Zoological Photographic Club, photographic

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Overview

Pair of Montague's Harriers is a photographic by Zoological Photographic Club, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Zoological Photographic Club
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This photo shows two birds sitting in tall, dry grass. One bird is mostly light-colored with a pale face, while the other is darker with a striped chest. The grass around them looks wild and tangled, filling the whole background. The photo was made by a group called the Zoological Photographic Club. They focused on capturing animals in their natural settings. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.

The story of this work

Overview

A mounted photograph titled *Pair of Montague's Harriers* by the Zoological Photographic Club depicts two birds in a display setting. The image is part of an album with museum numbers ranging from 3250:1-2023 to 3250:39-2023.

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About the artist

Artist

Zoological Photographic Club

The Zoological Photographic Club took crisp, close-up photos of animals in the late 1800s, long before smartphones.

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