Sula Bassana
2002.5
Name/Title
Sula BassanaEntry/Object ID
JJA.2002.5aDescription
This is a hand-colored lithograph from John Gould's, "The Birds of New Guinea and Adjacent Islands," published in large folio. The print is titled, "Sula Bassana" or, Gannet, or Solan Goose and shows a large white bird with yellowish head and neck and black mask and black tipped wings. There are a number of others like it in the air and on cliffs above the sea in the distance. Printing on the bottom left corner reads, "J. Wolf & H. C. Richter, del et. Lith." Printing below the image reads, "SULA BASSANA, Linn." Printing on the bottom right corner reads, "Walter, Imp."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink, WatercolorCollection
H. Neal Stoneback CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Gould, John
Wolf, Joseph
Richter, H. C.