Collection Highlights
The Bulls and Bears in the Market
Date:
1879
Object Number:
1971.104
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca), Havell plate no. 308
Object Number:
1863.17.308
Date:
1831-32
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, pastel, and black chalk with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 7/8 x 24 5/16 in. (37.8 x 61.8 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper left in graphite: "55-273"; at upper right: "62"
Description:
Winter plumage
Gallery Label:
George Lehman painted the Florida scene in the background and may have also helped with the yellowlegs
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.
