Collection Highlights
The True Issue or "That's What's the Matter"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.35
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica), Havell plate no. 173
Object Number:
1863.17.173
Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, graphite, black ink, and gouache with scratching out, scraping, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 1/16 x 13 3/4 in. (53.5 x 34.9 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1830
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered in graphite left and right respectively: "1"; "2"; at upper right: "73"
Description:
Male, left; female, right
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.
