A Handsome c.1940 Taxidermy Grey Heron sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles In portrait form

In portrait form

Freud has written at length on the subject in his discussions on the uncanny

which is almost certainly mounted as the original miniature to the piece

The Base: 6 inches square

A Handsome c.1940 Taxidermy Grey Heron sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles In portrait formPeriod: Early Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1940 60 Height: 23. 5 inches Base: 11. 25 X 7. 25 inches The large Grey Heron or Ardea cinerea, preserved and mounted on a French grey painted rectangular softwood base survives from the middle of the twentieth century. The heron is in fair and importantly original order, the legs have been under strain standing on the base so they have a slight looseness to them with later repairs to