Courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Montgomery Bird.
50. Man reading. Ink and watercolor sketch, untitled, unsigned, dated "March 9th 1825."
Courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Montgomery Bird.
This sketch of a man, his feet propped against a chest and reading a book on his knees, dates from Bird's years as a student at Penn and seems obviously a portrait of one of his schoolmates.
51. Man reading. Watercolor sketch, untitled, undated, and unsigned. (Not illustrated.)
Courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Montgomery Bird.
52. Portrait [possibly a self-portrait?] Sketch, untitled, undated, and unsigned. (Not illustrated.)
Courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Montgomery Bird.
53. "Miss Sophia Moody." Watercolor, untitled, undated, and unsigned.
Courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Montgomery Bird.
Sophia Hansen Moody (1810-1869) was the sister-in-law of Dr. Bird's older brother, John Dickinson Bird. Robert may have sketched her during one of his return visits to New Castle, where the Moodys had their home, between 1820 and 1830.
54. Portrait [unidentified man]. Watercolor, untitled, undated, and unsigned. (Not illustrated.)
Courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Montgomery Bird.
55. Portrait [unidentified woman]. Watercolor, untitled, undated, and unsigned. (Not illustrated.)
Courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Montgomery Bird.
Last update 22 April 1996.