Collection Highlights
The Rapalje Children
1768
1946.201
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Common Murre (Uria aalge), Havell plate no. 218
Title
Common Murre (Uria aalge), Havell plate no. 218
Date
1833
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, and pastel with scraping and touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 14 13/16 x 21 1/2 in. (37.6 x 54.6 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description
Breeding plumage
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.218
Inscriptions
Birds numbered in graphite right and left respectively: "1"; "2"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
