Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
1836
1858.3
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), Havell plate no. 236
Title
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), Havell plate no. 236
Date
1832
Medium
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, graphite, pastel, and collage with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 25 7/16 x 37 7/8 in. (64.6 x 96.2 cm)
Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Description
Adult, left; immature, right
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.236
Marks
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1831
Inscriptions
Birds numbered in graphite at lower center in face: "1"; and at upper right: "2"
Gallery Label
The background flora has been identified as Zephyr lily (Zephyranthes atamasco)
Provenance
Mrs. John J. (Lucy Bakewell) Audubon
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
