Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
1916-1922
1954.164
Painted plaster
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Luce Center
Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythrophthalmus), Study for Havell pl. no. 32
Title
Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythrophthalmus), Study for Havell pl. no. 32
Date
1822
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scratching out and touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 24 3/16 x 19 7/16 in. (61.4 x 49.4 cm)Mat: 35 x 27 in. (88.9 x 68.6 cm)
Description
Female left; male right
Credit Line
Purchased for New-York Historical by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.32
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower left of center in graphite[erased]: "no. 32"; at lower right: "11 1/4[?] Inches / 14[?] 3/4 " -- " "; at lower right: "No. 33"; at middle right: "Weight...[illegible]"; above: "Male / 1"; at left of center: "2. female"
Gallery Label
The background flora has been identified as southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
