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Uria troile, 1873

 File — Box: 44, Folder: 871, item: 871a
Uria troile
Uria troile

Dates

  • Creation: 1873

Physical Description

Full sheet pencil; watercolor; chalk-charcoal-pastel

General

Uria aalge -- Arao comĂșn; Common Murre, guillemot marmette. Alternate name on piece: Uria troile [Common guillemot] Very finished layout painting; unusual amount of change marked: position and detail of principal birds, elimination of another bird, introduction of a dozen distant birds, change of background; "Drawn from specimen sent to ??? March 4 '63"; 7 notes on form and color. Title in pencil by Sotheran, bookseller. Artist's name(s): Gould, John; Richter, Henry Constantine.

Repository Details

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

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