Collection Highlights
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), Seen from the Back, Seated at an Easel and Holding a Palette
1875
1935.85.2.83
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of Album 2
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Museum Collections
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Copperplate for Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli), Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica), Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana), Havell plate no. 362 in John J. Audubon's "Birds of America"
Title
Copperplate for Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli), Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica), Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana), Havell plate no. 362 in John J. Audubon's "Birds of America"
Object name
Copperplate
Date
1837
Medium
copper, steel-faced
Dimensions
Overall: 30 1/4 x 25 1/2 in. ( 76.8 x 64.8 cm )
Description
Plate for the engraving of Yellow-billed Magpie, Stellar's Jay, Western Scrub-Jay, Clark's Nutcracker, Havell Plate no. 362 for Audubon's "Birds of America".
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John E. Parsons in memory of her husband, John E. Parsons, trustee
Object Number
1977.14
Marks
inscriptions: metal label on reverse: Audubon's Birds of America/Original Plate
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
