Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
1779
1817.13
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), Havell plate no. 211
Title
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), Havell plate no. 211
Date
1821; 1834
Medium
Watercolor, oil, pastel, graphite, gouache, black ink, and collage on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 36 3/16 x 25 3/8 in. (91.9 x 64.5 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.211
Gallery Label
Audubon reworked foreground in oil just before Havell engraved this picture in 1834.
Bibliography
Ramirez, Jan Seidler. "A History of the New-York Historical Society." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 138-145.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
