Collection Highlights
The Rapalje Children
1768
1946.201
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor), Havell plate no. 147
Title
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor), Havell plate no. 147
Date
1829
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, pastel, and gouache with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 29 1/4 x 20 9/16 in. (74.3 x 52.2 cm)
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Description
Males
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.147
Marks
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1821[?]
Inscriptions
Birds numbered in graphite upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2"; at upper right[erased]: "47"
Gallery Label
The background flora has been identified as White oak (Quercus alba)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
