Collection Highlights
An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti: comprehending a view of the principal transactions in the revolution of Saint Domingo; with its antient and modern state
Date:
1805
Object Number:
LIB.F1923.R15.1
Medium:
Paper, book
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Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna), Havell plate no. 136
Object Number:
1863.17.136
Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, pastel, collage, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 36 5/8 x 26 1/16 in. (93 x 66.2 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered clockwise from middle right in graphite: "1"; "2"; "2"; "1"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Downy false foxglove (Aureolaria virginica); bird at lower right cut out of an earlier work and pasted on to this composition
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.
