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Sterna paradisea, 1867

 File — Box: 79, Folder: 1911
Sterna paradisea
Sterna paradisea

Dates

  • Creation: 1867

Physical Description

Pencil

General

Sturnus paradisaea -- Arctic Tern; Charrán ártico, Sturnus. Alternate name on piece: Sterna paradisea [Roseate tern] Sketch on tissue, being further attempts (see Gould items 1853 and 1919; sequence is not clear) at a final composition. An extension of the page, pasted on, has been trimmed off with the loss of the head of one bird and the upper body of the other. In the margin: irrelevant sketches of a chair and a footstool. 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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