Uria troile, 1873
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