DrawingsAmerican19th century
English Robin
1826
Artists
John James AudubonArtist
Description
This is an English robin, or Erithacus rubecula melophilus, on a species of honeysuckle vine.
Dimensions
28 x 22.3 cm (11 x 8 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Rathbone family, Liverpool, England (?); art market; purchased by Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1941.
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