John James Audubon - Arctic Hare



John James Audubon
Arctic Hare
c. 1841
62.2 x 87.1 cm
Pencil, watercolour, ink, and oil on paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Gift of E.J.L. Hallstrom


Literature

Collection catalogues
John Walker, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New York, 1995, nr. 563


Provenance

The artist (1785-1851)
probably by inheritance to his son, John Woodhouse Audubon (1812-1862), Salem, New York
probably John Woodhouse Audubon's second wife, Caroline Hall Audubon (1811-1899), Salem, New York
probably their son, William Bakewell Audubon (1847-1932), Australia
by inheritance to his son, Leonard Benjamin Audubon (1888-1951), Sydney, Australia
sold 1950 to E.J.L. Hallstrom (1886-1970), Sydney, Australia
gift 1951 to NGA

External links

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Accession number 1951.9.10