A detailed painting of a dead long-billed bird lying on its side with outstretched legs.
Recto

Gerald Thayer

Recto

Snipe

Verso

(Study of Snipe with Bright Orange Feathers)

c. 1895–1901

Not on view

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Classification
Drawings

Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 12 5/8 × 5 7/16 in. (32.1 × 13.8 cm)

Accession number
71.193a-b

Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. G. Macculloch Miller

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

API
artworks/3040


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