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Black Skimmer by John James Audubon, Havell, Jr., Robert, James, Walter B., Mrs. — VisualArtsDB

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Black Skimmer

Black Skimmer

Black Skimmer

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

1836

Medium: hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paperr
Dimensions: plate: 53.3 x 54 cm (21 x 21 1/4 in.) sheet: 100.5 x 68 cm (39 9/16 x 26 3/4 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

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