Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Havell plate no. 26
Date:
c. 1825
Object Number:
1863.17.26
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Little Falls, New York
Object Number:
1918.50
Date:
c. 1830-32
Medium:
Graphite onpaper, the verso printed with the upper left of John Hill's engraving, no. 18, Hudson River Portfolio by Wall
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 13 1/2 in. ( 25.4 x 34.3 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Gallery Label:
This study was on the reverse of a section of John Hill's (q.v.) engraving of View near Fort Montgomery (1822) for the Hudson River Portfolio. The Little Falls church is seen in the center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel Verplanck Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
