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American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus), Havell plate no. 337
Object Number:
1863.17.337
Date:
1832-33
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of gouache, scratching out, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 9/16 x 29 1/4 in. (54.8 x 74.3 cm)
Mat: 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x 104.1 cm)
Marks:
Watremark: JWHATMAN / 1830[?] [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper left in graphite[cut]: "No 68 --- Plate 337 --- / American Bittern."; at upper left of center: "Male 1. Female 2"; birds numbered back and front respectively: "1"; "2"; at upper right[erased]: "... L... / at / a..."
Description:
Adults
Gallery Label:
Audubon credits this picture to his son, John Woodhouse
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.