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Tontine Coffee House, N.Y.C.
ca. 1797
1907.32
oil on linen, lined to fiberglass
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Common Gallinule (Gallinula chloropus), Havell plate no. 244
Title
Common Gallinule (Gallinula chloropus), Havell plate no. 244
Date
1821
Medium
Watercolor, pastel, graphite, black ink, gouache, and white lead pigment with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 16 3/16 x 22 1/8 in. (41.1 x 56.2 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description
Male
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.244
Inscriptions
Inscribed in blank lower register at lower left in brown ink: "Drawn from Nature by John. J. Audubon / New Orleans February 8th 1821"; at lower center[over earlier cancelled inscription]: "Common Gallinule or Moor Hen Male / Fulica Chlorupus-- / Grand Rale d'Eau A[illegible] les Chapeurs[?] de la Louisianna"; at lower right: "Length 14 Inches & 19 to the end of Nails / Breadth 22. "-- / Weight 12 ozes--"