Sketches of Parrot and Aborigines
Sketches of Parrot and Aborigines

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Sketches of Parrot and Aborigines

Hammatt Billings, American, 1818–1874
x1943-68

Information

Title
Sketches of Parrot and Aborigines
Maker
Hammatt Billings
Medium
Pen and brown ink
Dimensions
25.3 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr.
Object Number
x1943-68
Place Depicted

Australia

Signatures
Signed in graphite, lower left: by Hammatt Billings
Inscription
in brown ink, upper right: Australia No. 1 in brown ink, center right: Australian Men in brown ink, center: Australian woman and child in brown ink, lower right: Mount Arapiles
Culture
American
Type
sketches, drawings
Materials
laid paper, ink
Subject
children (people by age group), mountains, Australian Aboriginal, landscapes (representations), parrots, men, figures (representations), nudes, women

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