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View of St. Patrick's Cathedral from Inside Rockefeller Center: Study for a Set of Painted Doors
2002
2002.46
Gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on gray paper
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Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca), Havell plate no. 108
Title
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca), Havell plate no. 108
Date
1824
Medium
Watercolor, pastel, black chalk, graphite, and gouache with touches of black ink and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 11 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (29.2 x 44.5 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.108
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower left in graphite[erased]: "Sparrow / Louisiana"; at lower right vertically: "Pl. 186."; at upper right corner diagonally: "8"
Gallery Label
The background flora has been identified as Partridge berry (Mitchella repens) and Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
