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Thomas Best
John James Audubon (American, 1785–1851)
1820
Medium/Technique
Black chalk, touched with neutral wash on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 29.5 x 25.56 cm (11 5/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number52.1563
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik (1962) cat. 63
DescriptionHalf length, full front; long hair, white stock.
InscriptionsUpper right: "Thomas Best / -Audubon / -1820"
On verso in graphite: "Drawn by John J. Audubon / Cincinnati 26th July 1829"
On verso in graphite: "Drawn by John J. Audubon / Cincinnati 26th July 1829"
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA November 13, 1952