Collection Highlights
Noah's ark
1850-1900
1956.101
Wood, paint
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Luce Center
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia), Havell plate no. 269
Title
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia), Havell plate no. 269
Date
c. 1835
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 14 x 21 3/8 in. (35.6 x 54.3 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description
Male, winter plumage. This European species is regarded as an improbable observation; never seen in North America since Audubon's Florida sighting; possibly a juvenile of another species of wader.
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.269
Marks
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1834
Inscriptions
Inscribed at upper left in graphite: "N. 54"
Gallery Label
Havell incorporated a drawing by George Lehman of a Spanish fort on the water's edge at St. Augustine; colored engraving in N-YHS collections; greenshank is an European bird
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
