Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
1859
S-225
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), Havell plate no. 257
Title
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), Havell plate no. 257
Date
1833
Medium
Watercolor, pastel, graphite, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 29 5/16 x 21 3/8 in. (74.5 x 54.3 cm)
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Description
Adult
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.257
Marks
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1830
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower right in graphite, partially cut, erased and illegible; thumbprint visible in media
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
