Collection Highlights
Parure
ca. 1820
1920.11-17
Cut steel
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Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus), Havell plate no. 196
Title
Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus), Havell plate no. 196
Date
1833
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 38 1/4 x 25 1/4 in. (97.2 x 64.1 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description
Male, above; female, below
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.196
Marks
Watermark: JWHATMAN / TURKEY MILL
Inscriptions
Birds numbered in brown ink upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
