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Purple Heron by John James Audubon, Havell, Jr., Robert, James, Walter B., Mrs. — VisualArtsDB

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Purple Heron

Purple Heron

Purple Heron

John James Audubon Havell, Jr., Robert James, Walter B., Mrs.

1835

Medium: hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
Genre: Print
Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

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