Artist/Maker John Woodhouse Audubon (1812 - 1862)

Bat "(Vespertilio subulatus, Say.)"

ca. 1841

Watercolor, black ink, and graphite on a page from a sketchbook with binding and irregular deckled edge

Overall: 7 1/2 x 10 1/8 in. ( 19 x 25.7 cm )

Z.3331

DescriptionView from below of a bat Audubon called Vespertilio subulatus, Say. with wings spread. A tiny detailed graphite drawing of the ear structure is included on this sheet. Formerly S-28.

InscribedInscribed at lower right in brown ink: "Vespertilio subulatus, Say / Brot [sic] from Labrador / by Audubon"; at lower right in graphite: "Labrador bat from [cut] / Dry specimen =="

ClassificationsDRAWINGS