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Mergus albellus, 1862

 File — Box: 15, Folder: 300
Mergus albellus
Mergus albellus

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

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