Collection Highlights
Dr. John Cheesman and Family with Guests: Silhouette
1840
Z.2567
Black prepared paper cut-outs, laid on beige paper with graphite, brown ink and wash, and white gouache, laid on canvas
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus), Havell plate no. 2
Title
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus), Havell plate no. 2
Date
c. 1821-22
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 19 5/16 x 24 1/8 in. (49.1 x 61.3 cm)
Mat: 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x 104.1 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.2
Inscriptions
Inscribed at upper right in graphite: "2"
Gallery Label
The background flora has been identified as pawpaw (Asimina triloba).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
