Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Related person
Charles Lucien Bonaparte
(1803 - 1857)
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
1820
Pastel, graphite, watercolor, and black ink on paper, laid on card
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Sheet (paper): 11 5/16 × 17 3/16 in. (28.7 × 43.7 cm)
Sheet (paper): 11 5/16 × 17 3/16 in. (28.7 × 43.7 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.18.26
DescriptionWinter plumage. Audubon originally called this species the "Cincinnati Gull", but later renamed it "Bonaparte's Gull", in honor of naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1803-57).InscribedInscribed at lower left in graphite: "No. XXX"; to right in brown ink: "Draw from Nature & from the Living Bird / by John. J. Audubon Cincinnati Ohio Augt. 19. 1820"; at lower center in graphite: "Cincinati Gull ---"; at lower right: "37"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
John James Audubon
ca. 1821; 1830
1863.17.324
John James Audubon
1822
1863.17.45
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