Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Havell plate no. 26
Date:
c. 1825
Object Number:
1863.17.26
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
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Sketch of a Tiger's Face (Probably in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France)
Object Number:
1935.85.2.143
Date:
1875
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 1/2 x 3 11/16 in. (6.4 x 9.4 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower right: "CB"
Description:
Drawing from a bound album of 308 tipped in works by Beckwith.
Verso: Partial (excised) sketch, unknown subject, scribbled out.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
