Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus), Havell plate no. 241
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Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, graphite, black ink, and black chalk with touches of gouache and glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 37 1/2 x 25 5/8 in. (95.3 x 65.1 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description:
Adult plumage; detailed study of the leg and foot from 1863.18.28 added to Havell plate no. 241
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.241
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at the middle left in graphite: "the black to be red as tho / that outside of it"; below: "Eye Silvery instead / of Yellow --"; at lower left: "No 49. 241 --"; below: "Total Length -- 2. feet 1/2 Inch -- / Alar extent 5 feet 3 Inches / point of Bill to corner of Mouth 3 Inches 3/4 --"; at lower center: "Finish this ground rather better"; at lower right: "49 pl 241"
Gallery Label:
Other version 1863.17.241b- foot of great black-backed gull
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
27682
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Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii), Havell plate no. 240
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Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, collage, graphite, gouache, pastel, black chalk, and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 9/16 x 14 5/8 in. (54.8 x 37.1 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Breeding plumage
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.240
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 48. 240 --"; at lower right: "Rose coloured Tern ---"
Gallery Label:
Bird has been cut out and pasted on
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
27679
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American Coot (Fulica americana), Havell plate no. 239
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Date:
1831
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (36.8 x 54 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.239
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1831
eMuseum Object ID:
27677
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Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris), Havell plate no. 234
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Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, oil, pastel, graphite, black ink, and gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 1/16 x 19 3/16 in. (35.7 x 48.7 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Female, left; male, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.234
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
27676
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Sora (Porzana carolina), Havell plate no. 233
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Date:
1821; 1833
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, collage, pastel, black chalk, black ink, and gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 13/16 x 21 1/2 in. (37.6 x 54.6 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Male, center; female, left ; young, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.233
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper left in graphite: "47.214"
Gallery Label:
Male at center probably drawn in New Orleans on February 5, 1821; reworked and added to later composition, completed ca. 1821; bird at center is cut out and pasted on
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
27675
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Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum), Havell plate no. 130
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Date:
1812
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, black chalk, graphite, and gouache with scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 16 7/8 x 10 5/16 in. (42.9 x 26.2 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:
1863.17.130
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1810
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 14. May 12th 1812. Pensa"; at lower center: "Yellow Winged Sparrow A. W. / Fringilla Passerina / drawn by J.J.Audubon ---"; at middle left in graphite: "12"; at upper right corner: "30"; erased inscriptions in lower register
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Moss phlox (Phlox sublata)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1812
eMuseum Object ID:
27666
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Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus), Havell plate no. 129
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Date:
c. 1824
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black chalk with touches of black ink and gouache, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 5/8 x 11 1/2 in. (47.3 x 29.2 cm)
Mat: 34 x 26 in. (86.4 x 66 cm)
Description:
Males
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.129
Marks:
Watermark: TURKEY MILLS / JWHATMAN
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite[erased]: "April 17th"; at upper right corner, vertically: "29"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1824
eMuseum Object ID:
27665
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Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), Havell plate no. 128
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Date:
1822
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, black chalk, gouache, graphite, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 13/16 x 11 9/16 in. (47.8 x 29.4 cm)
Mat: 35 x 27 in. (88.9 x 68.6 cm)
Description:
Male, above; female, below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.128
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper right corner in graphite: "28"; erased inscriptions at lower left
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Blackberry (probably Rubus argutus)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
27664
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), Havell plate no. 127
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, pastel, and gouache with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 29 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. (74.3 x 49.5 cm)
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Description:
Immature males, upper two; adult males, lower two
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.127
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper right in graphite: "Young 15th August"; birds numbered from upper to lower: "4"; "3"; "1"; "1"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Canada yew (Taxus canadensis)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27663
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Havell plate no. 126
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of gouache, scraping, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 36 5/8 x 24 13/16 in. (93 x 63 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description:
Immature
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.126
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27662
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