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Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History oil sketches of Illinois fishes: painting, 1878-1898

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Leptops olivaris

Stizostedion vitreum

Polyodon spathula

Apomotis cyanellus

Eupomotis gibbosus

Minnow

Ictalurus punctatus

Ictalurus punctatus

Ictiobus cyprinella

Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History oil sketches of Illinois fishes: painting, 1878-1898

Ambloplites rupestris

Erimyzon sucetta

Hybognathus argyritis

Moxostoma uareolum

Lucius masquinongy

Lucius lucius

Minnow

Coregonus clupeiformis

Acipenser rubicundus

Apomotis ischyrus

  • Leptops olivaris
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1878Unsigned, original painting, oil on cut canvas 12.5" X 6," olive background. In pencil on front "Leptops olivaris Peoria, Ill Aug 3, 1878." Stenciled on back "Ill. State Lab. nat. Hist. Normal, Ill."
  • Stizostedion vitreum
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pagesUnsigned, undated original painting, oil on cut canvas 18.5" X 9," taupe background. In pencil on front "Stizostethrium vitreum." Also "New name Stizostedion vitreum." Stenciled on back "Ill. State Lab. nat. Hist. Normal, Ill."
  • Polyodon spathula
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pagesOil on unstretched, cut canvas painting; Stenciled on back "Ill. State Lab. nat. Hist. Normal, Ill." In pencil on front (bottom center): "(new name) Polyodon spathula" and (bottom right): "Polyodon folium." Unsigned, undated.
  • Apomotis cyanellus
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1878Unsigned original painting, oil on cut canvas 9.75" X 8.5," taupe background. In pencil on front "Apomotis cyanellus S. Chicago Aug 1878.." Stenciled on back "Ill. State Lab. nat. Hist. Normal, Ill."
  • Eupomotis gibbosus
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pagesUnsigned, undated original painting, oil on cut canvas 11" X 9," taupe background. In pencil on front "Eupomotis aureus.." Also "New name Eupomotis gibbosus.." Stenciled on back "Ill. State Lab. nat. Hist. Normal, Ill."
  • Minnow
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1898Oil on unstretched, cut canvas painting attached to cut posterboard; dark blue background. Unable to view back of image because of attachment to board. In ink on posterboard below image: 2332, minnow. Image 2332 and 2333 are on the same piece of canvas, and the date in pencil on the canvas is Aug. 1898.
  • Ictalurus punctatus
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pagesUnsigned, undated original painting, oil on cut canvas 25" X 9.5," taupe background. In pencil on front "Ichthaelurus robustus, Jov. Peoria, July 30." Also "New name Ictalurus punctatus." Stenciled on back "Ill. State Lab. nat. Hist. Normal, Ill."
  • Ictalurus punctatus
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pagesOil on unstretched, cut canvas painting; Stenciled on back "Ill. State Lab. nat. Hist. Normal, Ill." In pencil on front "Ichthaelurus punctatus (new name) Ictalurus puctatus." Unsigned, undated.
  • Ictiobus cyprinella
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pagesOil on unstretched, cut canvas painting. Stenciled on back "Ill. State Lab. nat. Hist. Normal, Ill." On front in pencil (bottom center): "(new name Ictiobus cyprinella" and (bottom right) "Ichthyobus bubalus Raf." Unsigned, undated.
  • Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History oil sketches of Illinois fishes: painting, 1878-1898
    Multi-Page Item | 40 pages58 oil paintings in various sizes
  • Ambloplites rupestris
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pagesOil on unstretched, cut canvas painting; Stenciled on back "Ill. State Lab. nat. Hist. Normal, Ill." On front in pencil "(10) Amboplites rupestris." Unsigned, undated.
  • Erimyzon sucetta
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1878Unsigned original painting, oil on cut canvas 12.5" X 6," olive background. In pencil on front "Erimyzon sucetta Calumet L. Aug 22, 1878." Stenciled on back "Ill. State Lab. nat. Hist. Normal, Ill."
  • Hybognathus argyritis
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1878Oil on unstretched, cut canvas painting, taupe background; No stencil on back. Handwritten on painting in pencil, "No. 2" and " Hybognathus argyritis Peoria, Ill. Aug. 7 1878." Unsigned.
  • Moxostoma uareolum
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pagesOil on unstretched, cut canvas painting; Stenciled on back "Ill. State Lab. nat. Hist. Normal, Ill." On front in pencil (bottom center): "(new name) Moxostoma aureolus" and (bottom right): "Mixostoma duquesni" [sic]. Unsigned, undated.
  • Lucius masquinongy
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pagesUnsigned, undated original painting, oil on cut canvas 22" X 8.5," olive background. In pencil on front "Esox nobilior." Also "New name Lucius masquinongy." Stenciled on back "Ill. State Lab. nat. Hist. Normal, Ill."
  • Lucius lucius
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pagesOil on unstretched, cut canvas painting; Stenciled on back "Ill. State Lab. nat. Hist. Normal, Ill." In pencil on front "(new name) Lucius Lucius." Unsigned, undated.
  • Minnow
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pagesOil on unstretched, cut canvas, taupe background; stencil on back "Ill. Stat Lab. nat. Hist." Appears to have been cropped, and may have been joined originally with image 2335, which has on its back the "Normal, Ill." portion of the stencil. Number 2334 in pencil above image on left side, below image in ink: labeled "minnow."
  • Coregonus clupeiformis
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pagesOil on unstretched, cut canvas painting; Stenciled on back "Ill. State Lab. nat. Hist. Normal, Ill." In pencil on front (lower left): "Coregonus albus" and (lower right): "(new name) Coregonus clupeiformis" Unsigned, undated.
  • Acipenser rubicundus
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pagesOil on unstretched, cut canvas painting; Stenciled on back "Ill. State Lab. nat. Hist. Normal, Ill." In pencil on front: "Rock Sturgeon Size of nature Acipenser maculosus (new name) Acipenser rubicundus." Unsigned, undated.
  • Apomotis ischyrus
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pagesUnsigned original, oil on cut canvas 11" X 9," taupe background. In pencil on front "Lepiopomous ischyrus" and "(new name) Apomotis ischyrus.." Stenciled on back "Ill. State Lab. nat. Hist. Normal, Ill."
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