Collection Highlights
Fete to Lafayette
Date:
1824
Object Number:
PR.022.9
Medium:
Engraving
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Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle), Havell plate no. 219
Object Number:
1863.17.219
Date:
1833
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, and pastel with touches of gouache and glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 13/16 x 21 3/8 in. (37.6 x 54.3 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 183[?]
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered counterclockwise in graphite: "1"; "2"; "3"
Description:
Adult, winter plumage, above; downy young, lower left; adult, breeding plumage, lower right
Gallery Label:
Chick at left is probably the work of Audubon's son John
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.
