Collection Highlights
Drawing by Sargeant: Figure Studies after Tintoretto's "Worship of the Golden Calf"; verso: sketch of a horse-drawn carriage and a more finished study of a horse
c. 1874
1935.85.2.24
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of James Carroll Beckwith Album 1
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American Black Duck (Anas rubripes), Havell plate no. 302
Title
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes), Havell plate no. 302
Date
c. 1832-34
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 21 1/8 x 29 11/16 in. (53.7 x 75.4 cm)
Mat: 33 x 43 in. (83.8 x 109.2 cm)
Description
Male, left; female, right
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.302
Inscriptions
Birds numbered in graphite left and right respectively: "1"; "2"; verso inscriptions in brown ink very bold but illegible
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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