Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis), Havell plate no. 261
1832-33
Place madeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 52 × 38 in. (132.1 × 96.5 cm)
Sheet (paper): 38 in. × 25 5/16 in. (96.5 × 64.3 cm)
Sheet (paper): 38 in. × 25 5/16 in. (96.5 × 64.3 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.261
MarkingsWatermark: JWHATMAN / 1831 [reversed]
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
John James Audubon
ca. 1821; 1833
1863.17.201
John James Audubon
1821; ca. 1836
1863.17.389
John James Audubon
1836-37
1863.17.371
