Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Limpkin (Aramus guarauna), Havell plate no. 377
Object Number:
1863.17.377
Date:
1836-37
Medium:
Watercolor and graphite, with touches of pastel and black ink, scratching out, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 23 9/16 x 32 11/16 in. (59.8 x 83 cm)
Mat: 33 x 43 in. (83.8 x 109.2 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1836
Inscriptions:
Lower register marked with graphite lines; verso inscriptions in brown ink illegible
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.
