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Ardea novae-hollandiae, 1847

 File — Box: 90, Folder: 2279
Ardea novae-hollandiae
Ardea novae-hollandiae

Dates

  • Creation: 1847

Physical Description

Full sheet pencil; watercolor

General

Egretta novaehollandiae -- White-faced Heron. Alternate name on piece: Ardea novae-hollandiae [White-fronted heron] Very light pencil sketch, with carefully finished and colored eye and head of bill; some marks of tracing. Drawn in portrait aspect, but published in landscape, necessarily compressing the image. Previously cited as GS15 or 15GS and so marked on the reverse. 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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