Art, literature & history
English Black Cocks
1828
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- watercolor and gouache over graphite
- Dimensions
- sight size: 46.3 x 68.3 cm (18 1/4 x 26 7/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1985.64.71
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
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Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
English Black Cocks — John James Audubon. 1828.
Medium: watercolor and gouache over graphite.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): sight size: 46.3 x 68.3 cm (18 1/4 x 26 7/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1985.64.71. Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.