Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis), Study for Havell pl. 212
1832
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with touches of gouache and glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x 104.1 cm)
Sheet (paper): 21 9/16 × 29 9/16 in. (54.8 × 75.1 cm)
Sheet (paper): 21 9/16 × 29 9/16 in. (54.8 × 75.1 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.212
DescriptionAdult, left; immature, right.InscribedBirds numbered in graphite left and right respectively: "1"; "2"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
John James Audubon
ca. 1821-1822
1863.17.2
John James Audubon
1833
1863.17.224
