Ledger

Name/Title

Ledger

Entry/Object ID

JJA.1938.581

Description

This is a small ledger book with handwritten entries of paintings done by Victor G. Audubon, their dates and destinations. Transcription of some of the list as follows: No. 1 "#37A No. 1 Interior of ...Castle after Jn. Wilson No. 2 Coast Scene with boats & wharf, after J. Wilson No. 3 Boats at a wharf with smooth water, after Jn. Wilson No. 4 Boats in a gale, with wharf in the distance after J. Wilson No. 5 Flemish Windmill after Jn. Wilson No. 6 Chelsea Bridge, after Wilson No. 7 a Cuyp (sheep) after a copy by Jn. Wilson No. 8 Cottage & pond after Wm. Havell No. 9 Study of a tree after Jn. Wilson" "Original No. 1. Moose deer - Exhibited at the Suffolk St. gallery 1835 No. 2 Interior of a forest near Charleston - ditto ditto No. 3 Swampy scene sunrise No. 4 Rugland Castle - painted in Edin. No. 5 Conway do No. 6 View across the head of loch long No. 7 Glen do chert, & Bun more No. 8 View on the Wyre - sold to A. Hill for a violin No. 9 On Lochlomond from below Tarbet No. 10 Composition lake and mountain with old abbey in the distance - exhibited in British Institution 1837 No. 11 ditto - trees & swampy pond - same place as above 1837 No. 12 Grouse & landscape - sold DeRham for 15 pounds No. 13 Composition Rock & Wood given him 1837 No. 14 do given Mrs. Leslie 1837 No. 15 Back-woods picture given Mrs. Gordon 1836 No. 16 River Scene given to Mr. Phillips 1837 No. 17 Composition lake & mountains No. 18 Black friar bridge (?) Pauld - 1837 finished Dec."

Collection

L. S. Tyler Collection

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