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Luce Center
Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis), Havell plate no. 264
Object Number:
1863.17.264
Date:
1831
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and black chalk with touches of pastel and black ink, scratching out, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 5/8 x 20 15/16 in. (37.1 x 53.2 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in black ink: "FULMAR PETREL / PROCELA[crossed out]A RIA GLACIALIS; L. Male, adult; Summer plumage."; below, correction in graphite: "ELLA"; at upper left in graphite[erased]: "53"
Description:
Male in summer plumage
Gallery Label:
based on pencil sketch made in late August 1831; probably completed several years later
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.