Herons

Painting

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Drexel Founding Collection

Name/Title

Herons

Entry/Object ID

539

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Ellen Drexel Paul Mills

Notes

Means of Accession: gift Accession Date: 1957

Made/Created

Artist

Unidentified

Place

Country

England, United Kingdom

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Height

21-1/2 in

Width

32 in

Dimension Notes

Framed: 21 1/2x32 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Label

Label

As more birds were discovered and firsthand observation was encouraged, there was an increased interest in depicting them in natural habitats, leading to works such as John James Audobon’s series in the 19th century.