Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus), Havell plate no. 297
Object Number:
1863.17.297
Date:
1833
Medium:
Watercolor, collage, graphite, pastel, and black ink with scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 1/2 x 29 1/4 in. (54.6 x 74.3 cm)
Mat: 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x 104.1 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1831
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper left in graphite: "60 Pl 297"; birds numbered clockwise from left: "1"; "2"; "3"
Description:
Adult male, left; immature male, upper right; female, below
Gallery Label:
Two birds at right probably painted by John Woodhouse in Maine in spring 1833 and later pasted onto his father's composition
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.
