Newton Limbird Smith Fielding
1799-1856
Ducks Landing on a River
1826
3 13/16 x 5 7/16 inches (97 x 139 mm)
Watercolor on paper.
1986.2071
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Drawing tipped onto a backing sheet, with typed label with a description of the drawing in French affixed below.
Inscriptions/Markings
Artist's monogram at foot of drawing, dated "1826".
Summary
Drawing shows a marsh or river, with four ducks on the shore in the foreground, a single duck landing in the water, and a column flying in from overhead.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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