Collection Highlights
Anna Pavlova (1881-1931)
1924
1952.45
Brown flesh tone painted plaster with wooden base
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa), Havell plate no. 351
Title
Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa), Havell plate no. 351
Date
c. 1834-1836
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 34 5/16 x 25 1/4 in. (87.2 x 64.1 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description
Adult
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.351
Marks
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 18[?] [reversed]
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 71"; at lower center: "Rase[over "Rise"] the Bird about 4 Inches on the Copper higher than / in this drawing, and put a Landscape below of Wild Mountains / and Woods"; below: "Great cinereous Owl Female. Plate 351[over 362]"; at lower right[partially erased]: "bill along the bridge 1 1/2 in -- / ...gap 1 3/4 in -- / Breadth of Tail " -- 1 1/2 " -- / height of middle claw 1 in / First Claw 7/8 in / ...5 primary longest ... and 8th equal -- / 11 inches from root -- / ...very short -- / Female --"
Gallery Label
Havell neglected to add a landscape, but he did move the owl up on the page and added several inches to the upper portion of the branch in the engraving
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
