Collection Highlights
Group of Chicago Zouave Cadets
Date:
Object Number:
PR.049.FF.MIL.CHIZOU
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Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus), Havell plate no. 267
Object Number:
1863.17.267
Date:
1835
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, black ink, and gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 29 5/16 x 21 7/16 in. (74.5 x 54.5 cm)
Mat: 35 x 27 in. (88.9 x 68.6 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1831
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Lestris parasiticus. Ill."
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.
