Collection Highlights
Mrs. William Walton (1708-1786)
ca. 1750
1902.4
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Title
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Medium
Watercolor, pastel, black chalk, graphite, and touches of black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 17 11/16 x 22 7/16 in. (44.9 x 57 cm)
Mat: 27 x 35 in. (68.6 x 88.9 cm)
Description
Female
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.18.17
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower center in graphite[erased]: "Female Gadwall Duck --- / [cut]New Orleans Nov, 10th 1821.---"; at upper right: "Weight 25[cut] / Length -- 16[cut] / Bl...32[cut]"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
