An 18th-century watercolor illustration by Sarah Stone of a barn owl

Barn Owl / Tyto alba, c. 1790, by #SarahStone (married name #SarahSmith; British, 1762-1844). Source, Master Drawings New York, www.masterdrawingsnewyork.com/artworks/bar... #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory #SuperbOwlSunday #SuperbOwls

Strix aluco, tawny owls, n.d., by #SarahStone (born #SarahSmith; British, 1762-1844). Held by the Natural History Museum, London, nhmimages.com/search/?sear... #SuperbOwl #womenartists #hernaturalhistory #artherstory

Blue and Yellow Macaw, c. 1789, by #SarahStone (married name #SarahSmith; British, 1762-1844). Held by the Art Gallery of Ontario; on view thru Jan 7 in Making Her Mark at the Baltimore Museum of Art

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