Collection Highlights
Study of Four Tree Trunks (Three Birches)
ca. 1855
1918.325
Graphite with scratching out on beige paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Great Egret (Ardea alba)
Title
Great Egret (Ardea alba)
Date
1821
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, gouache, white lead pigment, and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 25 1/2 x 37 1/16 in. (64.8 x 94.1 cm)
Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Description
Male
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.18.29
Marks
Watermark: JWHATMAN [reversed]
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "Drawn from Nature by John. J. Audubon / New Orleans March 29th 1821."; at lower center: "Great White Heron Male. / Ardea Alba"; at lower right: "Length to end of Tail 3 8/12 feet / " " " Claws 4 6/12 " / Breadth -- 4 9 1/2/12 " / Weight -- 2 lb 3/16 / Tail Feathers -- 12--"
Gallery Label
The background flora has been identified as
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
