Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
Date:
1836-37
Object Number:
1952.410
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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Luce Center
Dovekie (Alle alle), Havell plate no. 339
Object Number:
1863.17.339
Date:
c. 1832-33
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, and pastel on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 11 1/2 x 18 3/4 in. (29.2 x 47.6 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 68. Plate 339. --"; at lower left of center: "Little Auk"
Description:
Winter plumage, left; summer plumage, right
Gallery Label:
Like the other alcids, the little Dovekie uses its wings to push itself along when it swims underwater
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
