Collection Highlights
Section of water pipe
1800-1840
X.47
Wood, iron
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Black-billed Magpie (Pica pica), Havell plate no. 357
Title
Black-billed Magpie (Pica pica), Havell plate no. 357
Date
c. 1835-36
Medium
Watercolor, pastel, graphite, gouache, white lead pigment, and black ink with scratching out and touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 29 x 20 5/16 in. (73.7 x 51.6 cm)
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Description
Adults
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.357
Marks
Watermark: JWHATMAN / TURKEY MILLS [reversed]
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower center in graphite[erased]: "Rise the lower bird 2. Inches."; at lower right: "Plate 357. No 72 -- / Male 1 / Female 2[cut]"; birds numbered upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2"; verso inscriptions in brown ink illegible
Gallery Label
This bird has provided inspiration to great artists, such as the composer Gioacchino Rossini and the artist Claude Monet
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
