Collection Highlights
The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
Date:
Object Number:
PR.068.34
Medium:
Paper, engraving
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Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis), Havell plate no. 105
Object Number:
1863.17.105
Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and pastel with touches of gouache and black ink, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 7/16 x 11 7/16 in. (46.8 x 29.1 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "Red breasted Nuthatch / male 1. F. 2. / Sitta Canadensis. --"; at lower right: "No 21. Plate 105."; birds numbered upper and lower respecitvely: "1"; "2"
Description:
Male, above; female, below
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.
