Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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California Quail (Callipepla californica), Havell plate no. 413; sketch of a spider
Object Number:
1863.17.413
Date:
1837
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and black ink with touches of gouache and scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 13 x 17 in. (33 x 43.2 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in graphite[erased]: "The Californian Partridge / Perdix Californius -- 1 Male. 2 Female / J.J.A"
Description:
Female, left; male, right
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.
