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

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Eupomotis gibbosus

Lepomis pallidus

Lepomis pallidus

Ictalurus punctatus

Ictalurus punctatus

Stizostedion vitreum

Aplodinotus grunniens

Pomolobis chrysochloris

Leptops olivaris

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

Minnow

Apomotis ischyrus

Coregonus clupeiformis

Lucius masquinongy

Lucius lucius

Moxostoma uareolum

Acipenser rubicundus

Ambloplites rupestris

Erimyzon sucetta

Hybognathus argyritis

  • 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."
  • Lepomis pallidus
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1878Unsigned, original painting, oil on cut canvas 11" X 10," taupe background. In pencil on front "Lepiopomus pallidus, S. Chicago, Aug 12, '78.." Also "(new name) Lepomis pallidus.." Stenciled on back "Ill. State Lab. nat. Hist. Normal, Ill."
  • Lepomis pallidus
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pagesUnsigned, undated original painting, oil on cut canvas 11" X 10," taupe background. In pencil on front "Lepiopomus pallidus.." Also "New name Lepomis pallidus." Stenciled on back "Ill. State Lab. nat. Hist. Normal, Ill."
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Aplodinotus grunniens
    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) Aplodinotus grunniens" (bottom right): "Haploidonotus grunniens." Unsigned, undated.
  • Pomolobis chrysochloris
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pagesOil on unstretched, cut canvas painting; Stenciled on back "Ill. State Lab. nat. Hist. Normal, Ill." On front in pencil: "Pomolobus chrysochoris Ohio golden shad." Unsigned, undated.
  • 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."
  • Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History oil sketches of Illinois fishes: painting, 1878-1898
    Multi-Page Item | 40 pages58 oil paintings in various sizes
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.