Ducks

Artist Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert (German, 1780 - 1860)

Date1831-1833

MediumEngraving

Dimensions16 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. (41.3 x 31.8 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of Dr. Mike Solar

Object number2012.56.7

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PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BEFORE 1850

Visual DescriptionNine ducks of various colors and two ducklings along the shore and one flying overhead; cliffs in the distance. Plate 29 from "Atlas of the Natural History of the Animal Kingdom", 3rd edition, published by S. R. Urbino.

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