Unidentified Sparrow
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Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, black ink, and black chalk with selective glazing and scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 20 5/8 x 13 13/16 in. (52.4 x 35.1 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.18.10
Inscriptions:
Inscribed lower right in graphite[erased]: "Drawn from Nature"; vertically at upper center: "Plant for / Plate 379", with a graphite "X" drawn over the upper bird; at middle right in brown ink: "Asclepias tuberosa" [in Maria Martin's hand?] [flower not used for any elephant folio plate]
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
28279
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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
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Pastel, watercolor, graphite, black ink, black chalk, and gouache with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. (47.6 x 29.5 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.18.9
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "J.J.Audubon"; at lower right: "57"; at upper right: "Male Weight 3 oze[cut]"; erased inscriptions in lower register
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
28278
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Unidentified Songbird: "Sylvia trochitus delicata"
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Date:
1808
Medium:
Pastel and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Paper: 12 3/4 x 8 3/16 in. (32.4 x 20.8 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.18.5
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at middle left in graphite: "12."; at lower left in brown ink: "No. 31 / JA,,"; at lower center in brown ink: "Chute de L'Ohio,, July 1st, 1808,,"; below in graphite: "This Bird was Copied by Mr Willson of Louisville." at middle right in graphite: " Sylvia (trochitus) delicata / Sylvia Trochitus delicata / Aud."; at lower right: "que Je crois figuier. / 12 pennes á la queüe"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1808
eMuseum Object ID:
28276
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Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii), Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis), Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria), and Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius), Havell plate no. 433
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Date:
c. 1836
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, and gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 20 15/16 x 14 1/4 in. (53.2 x 36.2 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
At upper center, Bullock's Oriole, male, left, females, right; at center: Northern Waterthrush; at lower center: Varied Thrush, female; at lower right: Lesser Goldfinches, female and male. Havell reoriented the birds on this watercolor to produce Plate no. 433.
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.433
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper center in graphite: "Icterus Bullocki -- / old Female"; at upper left: "Icterus Bull[ocki] / Young Male"; at lower left of center in brown ink: "1. Female Varried Robbin / !Introduce it in small plate."; at lower right[two lines erased]: "Mexican... / ..."; at middle right in graphite: "Female Jany. 23rd -- 1836 -- / [erased]"; above: "Turdus aq… Wilson.--"; at upper right: "Baltimore Oriole / female"; birds numbered counterclockwise in brown ink and graphite from upper left: "1"; "7"; "6"; "5"; "4"; "1"; "8"; "4"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1836
eMuseum Object ID:
28230
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Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
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Date:
c. 1822
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 11 1/8 x 17 5/8 in. (28.3 x 44.8 cm)
Mat: 23 x 28 in. (58.4 x 71.1 cm)
Description:
Adult, winter plumage
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.18.20
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "[illegible] 12 -- / Weight --- 4 ozes"; at upper right in graphite, inverted: "[several lines illegible] JA--- / ... --- 1822 --"; at middle left: "4"; many erased inscriptions
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
28229
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Study of Leaves and Rocks; from the disassembled "Schroon Lake Sketchbook"
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Is owned by NYHS:
Yes
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Date:
1837
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. ( 23.5 x 33.7 cm )
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number:
1918.92
Provenance:
Descent through the artist's family
Date End:
1837
eMuseum Object ID:
28160
Sort order:
16
Exclude from TMS update:
OFF
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Old Cottage, Bloomingdale Road, New York City, with Map of Location
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Date:
c. 1820s
Medium:
Black ink on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8 x 5 5/16 in. ( 9.8 x 13.5 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel Verplanck Hoffman
Object Number:
1910.49
Marks:
inscriptions: Inscribed lower center: Northriver 116 St. View from this pt.
Inscriptions:
Map of location contains various inscriptions in black ink; verso inscribed in graphite: "Old cottage in N. side of 116 / St. bewteen Bloomingdale Rd. / & the Hudson"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
28137
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Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa), Havell plate no. 183
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Date:
1831
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, and black chalk with touches of black ink and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 3/16 x 13 3/16 in. (53.8 x 33.5 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Female, above; male, below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.183
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper right corner in graphite: "83"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Powdery thalia (Thalia dealbata)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1831
eMuseum Object ID:
28048
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Common Ground-Dove (Columbina passerina), Havell plate no. 182
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Date:
c. 1831
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, and gouache with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 29 3/4 x 21 3/8 in. (75.6 x 54.3 cm)
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Description:
Males, upper three; female, lower left; young, lower right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.182
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 18[?] [reversed]
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Wild orange (Citrus aurantium)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1831
eMuseum Object ID:
28046
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American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus), Havell plate no. 435
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Date:
1838
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and gouache with scratching out and touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 3/4 x 12 3/8 in. (47.6 x 31.4 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Immature male, above; immature female, below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.435
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at middle left in graphite[partially erased]: "Columbia River / Male Octr 8th 1835."; at lower left[partially erased]: "No 87. Plate 435!!"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
28045
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