AUDUBON, John James, Plate CCXVI. Wood Ibis TENNIS A stuffed rhinoceros becomes a

A stuffed rhinoceros becomes a “diaphanous doorscraper

With funding from René II

incorporating discoveries by the Portuguese and by Ferdinand Magellan

fine original graphite

Pen and ink and watercolor Paper size: 9 7/8 x 6 7/8 in

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