Collection Highlights
The Assassination of President Lincoln, at Ford's Theater, Washington D.C. April 14th 1865
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.60
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), Havell plate no. 257
Object Number:
1863.17.257
Date:
1833
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, graphite, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 29 5/16 x 21 3/8 in. (74.5 x 54.3 cm)
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1830
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in graphite, partially cut, erased and illegible; thumbprint visible in media
Description:
Adult
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.
