Hermit Thrush, 1820

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Medium

black chalk, watercolor, and gouache over graphite

Dimensions

sheet: 43.82 × 29.53 cm (17 1/4 × 11 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

Accession Number

1985.64.69

Artists / Makers

John James Audubon (artist) American, 1785 - 1851

Image Use

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Inscription

lower center in pen and brown ink: Hermit Thrush J.A.W.- / Turdus Solitarius / Drawn by John J. Audubon opposite Fredericksburgh Kentucky Oct.16th 1820; lL //in graphite: length of foot- (underlined) / Tongue Bifid / Mouth & tongue Yellow; upper right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 14 x 19 1/2 [upside down]