PERSAC, Marie Adrien (French-American, 1823-1873). Clifty Falls, Indiana. 81821 Jacques Barraband’s remarkable ornithological watercolors

Jacques Barraband’s remarkable ornithological watercolors capture the regal presence of Egyptian birds of prey—creatures that

THE FIRST ACCURATE AND DETAILED SURVEY OF THE POTOMAC RIVER

Charles Parsons (1821-1910) & Lyman Atwater (1835-1891)

American Women's Club

In the early months of the Mexican War

PERSAC, Marie Adrien (French-American, 1823-1873). Clifty Falls, Indiana. 81821 Jacques Barraband’s remarkable ornithological watercolorsPERSAC, Marie Adrien (French American, 1823 1873) [Clifty Falls, Indiana] Gouache on paper Signed A. Persac (lower right); inscribed Chute de Clifty (Indiana) Etats Unis dAmrique (Clifty Falls) (on the reverse) 13 1 4 x 9 3 8 framed Marie Adrien Persac (1823 1873) was a photographer, architect, artist, and civil engineer. Born in Lyons, France, he came to the United States to hunt buffalo and settled in Indiana to cultivate apple orchards. Its not