No. 21. Acipenser Huso.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg (American, 1811 - 1881)

Date1851-1853

MediumLithography; black and blue printer's inks and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 5/16 x 6 15/16in. (11 x 17.6cm) Sheet (height x width): 5 3/8 x 9 1/16in. (13.7 x 23cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

Object number1948.4.21

DescriptionA large fish lies in a grassy field, facing left. Small leafy plants grow in the foreground. Behind the fish's tail are a post with an iron ring around it and an iron ring, both set in the ground. A small sailing vessel, probably a sloop, is beached in the background. Men stand on the sand beside it. A second, smaller vessel is at the left. Several stakes protrude from the beach at the right. A promontory with bushes or trees growing on it is in the right background. Hills or mountains are in the distance. Birds fly in the sky near the horizon.

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