Collection Highlights
The Indian Hunter
Date:
1860
Object Number:
1939.390
Medium:
Brown patinated bronze
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia), Havell plate no. 310
Object Number:
1863.17.310
Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and gouache with touches of black ink and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 16 1/2 x 22 5/8 in. (41.9 x 57.5 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "J.J. Audubon"; below: "J. J"; at lower right: "65 / Louisianna -- / August --"; at lower center[erased]: "...Piper"; erased inscriptions in lower register
Description:
Adults in transition from spotted summer plumage to unspotted winter plumage
Gallery Label:
Scene of Bayou Sara in background sketched in pencil
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.
