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Collection Highlights

George Washington (1732-1799)
ca. 1785-1828
1832.4
Painted plaster
Artist/Maker: Jean Antoine Houdon

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Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), Havell plate no. 421

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), Havell plate no. 421
Title
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), Havell plate no. 421
Date 
1821
Related People 
Artist/Maker: John James Audubon
Medium 
Watercolor, oil graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions 
Paper: 23 1/2 x 37 1/8 in. (59.7 x 94.3 cm) Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Description 
Immature. Background may have been added later.
Credit Line 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number 
1863.17.421
Marks 
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 18[?] [reversed]
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.