Cardinal Grosbeak (Loxia cardinalis)

John Abbot (1751-?1840)

Date

1791
Medium

Watercolor over graphite underdrawing on paper
Dimensions

11 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.c. in graphite: 33.
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1980.51
Copyright

Public domain

Revealed Treasures: Drawings from the Permanent Collection

October 21, 2001–February 10, 2002

This exhibition of drawings spanning the 19th and 20th centuries represents the evolution of the medium from preliminary outlines for other artistic media to a modern means of self-expression in its own right.
The Allure of Paper: Drawings and Watercolors from the Collection

July 9–October 9, 2011

This special exhibition showcases one-of-a-kind works on paper never before exhibited together, chronicling the sweeping changes that occurred in American art over the course of nearly 200 years from portraiture and history painting to modernism and abstraction.

Location: Off view

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