Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Images(2)

Great Crested Grebe

Artist John Gould (British, 1804 - 1881)

Artist Elizabeth Gould (English, 1804 - 1841)

Date1832-1837

MediumLithograph, hand-colored

Dimensions16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Terry White

Object number2010.57.13

Collections

PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BEFORE 1850

DescriptionTwo Podiceps cristatus (Great Crested Grebe) birds shown sitting, each with mostly white bodies and black wings, head, and feet. The bird in front has a red-orange and black crest, while the bird in the back has additional black feathers on its head. Plate 388 from volume V of "Birds of Europe", London, 1832-1837.