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Samuel Howitt, 1756–1822, British, North American Lynx, ca. 1817
- Title:
- North American Lynx
- Date:
- ca. 1817
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor and pen and brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 × 6 3/4 inches (22.9 × 17.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper center: "[partially cut off]... is the same color as the [?]/ has Howitt [sic] and note?"; in graphite, lower center: "North American Lynx. Var?/ ref majors supported the Canada Lynx in a warmer provience; in graphite", lower left: "34".
Signed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "Howitt"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.578
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- animal art | branch | lynx | tree
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10659
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