Collection Highlights
Walker's Appeal, In Four Articles
Date:
1829
Object Number:
LIB.E441.Box.W1784.W3
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Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus), Havell plate no. 374
Object Number:
1863.17.374
Date:
c. 1836-37
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 13/16 x 13 11/16 in. (47.8 x 34.8 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 73. Slate-coloured Hawk. / Falco velox, Wils. / Male adult 1. Female 2. --"; at lower right: "Plate 364."; birds numbered upper and lower respectively: "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.
