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Histrionicus torquatus, 1869

 File — Box: 44, Folder: 865
Histrionicus torquatus
Histrionicus torquatus

Dates

  • Creation: 1869

Physical Description

Full sheet pencil; watercolor; chalk-charcoal-pastel

General

Histrionicus histrionicus -- Harlequin Duck; arlequin plongeur, Pato arlequí­n. Alternate name on piece: Histrionicus torquatus [Harlequin duck] Layout study in charcoal, very rough Artist's name(s): Gould, John; Richter, Henry Constantine. The color added, almost certainly by Richter, covers the roughness and gives an excellent impression of the intended effect.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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