Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Study for Havell pl. no. 26
c. 1825
1863.17.26
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), Havell plate no. 252
Title
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), Havell plate no. 252
Date
1832
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 21 3/8 x 29 5/16 in. (54.3 x 74.5 cm)
Mat: 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x 104.1 cm)
Description
Adult male
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.252
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 51. pl 252."; at lower left of center: "Florida Cormorant; Male, adult, spring dress. / CARBO FLORIDANUS"; at lower center in graphite: "Florida Cormorant, male adult, Spring dress -- / Carbo Floridanus, aud. --"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
