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Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis harlani), Havell plate no. 86

Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis harlani), Havell plate no. 86
Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis harlani), Havell plate no. 86
Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis harlani), Havell plate no. 86
Title
Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis harlani), Havell plate no. 86
Date 
c. 1829-30
Related People 
Bird named in his honor: Richard Harlan
Related People 
Artist/Maker: John James Audubon
Medium 
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, black ink, and gouache with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions 
Paper: 37 3/16 x 25 13/16 in. (94.5 x 65.6 cm) Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Description 
Male, above; female, below
Credit Line 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number 
1863.17.86
Marks 
Watermark: JWHATMAN / TURKEY MILL