Mergus albellus, 1862
File — Box: 15, Folder: 300
Dates
- Creation: 1862
Physical Description
Full sheet pencil; watercolor
General
Smew; harle piette. Alternate name on piece: Mergus albellus [Smew, or nun] Fairly finished birds, with general wash for background; much annotation, mostly not by Gould Artist's name(s): Wolf, Joseph; Richter, Henry Constantine. Whether Wolf had a hand in this rendering is unclear; it may be his primary sketch, with the present drawing being Richter's copy from that.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository