Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus), Havell plate no. 225
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Date:
c. 1821-25
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of gouache and glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 16 3/16 x 22 3/16 in. (41.1 x 56.4 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:
1863.17.225
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered in graphite left and right respectively: "1"; "2"; erased inscription at lower left[cut]: "...bird / ...-- / 17 / Wil..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
27635
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White Ibis (Eudocimus albus), Havell plate no. 222
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Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, collage, graphite, pastel, black chalk, oil, and gouache with touches of black ink, scratching out, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 20 7/8 x 25 1/2 in. (53 x 64.8 cm)
Mat: 27 x 35 in. (68.6 x 88.9 cm)
Description:
Adult, left; immature, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.222
Gallery Label:
Composition was prepared from two cut-out drawings of the birds and pasted onto this background
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
27634
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Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla), Havell plate no. 125
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and pastel with touches of black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 19 1/16 x 11 9/16 in. (48.4 x 29.4 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:
1863.17.125
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered in graphite lower and upper respectively: "1"; "2"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27632
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Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla), Havell plate no. 124
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor and graphite with touches of gouache, pastel, and black ink, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. (46.4 x 29.2 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:
1863.17.124
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / TURKEY MILLS / 18[?]7
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink[over erased graphite inscription]: "Green black capt Flycatchers / male 1. F. 2. / New Jersey Sepr 22d -- / J.J.A" birds numbered in graphite lower and upper respectively: "1"; "2"; at upper right: "24"; erased inscriptions throughout
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Turtlehead or Snakehead (Chelone glabra)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27631
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Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia), Havell plate no. 123
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, and pastel with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 5/16 x 11 1/2 in. (46.5 x 29.2 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Males
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.123
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "Great Pine Swamp / Augt -- 12th / J.J.A"; at lower left of center: "Black & Yellow Warblers. males. -- / Sylvia maculosa. ---"; upper bird numbered: "1."; at upper right in graphite: "23"; erased inscriptions throughout
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Purple-flowering raspberry (Rubus odoratus)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27628
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Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea), Havell plate no. 122
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Date:
1821; 1829
Medium:
Watercolor, collage, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 29 5/16 x 20 9/16 in. (74.5 x 52.2 cm)
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Description:
Adult male, above; adult female, center; immature male, below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.122
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1821
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Loxia caerulea -- / Blue Gros-beak -- / Male 1. F. 2. Young & Nest 3. --- / April 15. 1821 -- / New Orleans --"; at upper right: "No 19"; above in corner: "22"; birds numbered counterclockwise from upper center: "1"; "2"; "3"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida); immature male painted 1829; other birds painted April 15, 1821
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27626
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Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata), Havell plate no. 178
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Classification:
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Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 20 3/16 x 12 1/2 in. (51.3 x 31.8 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:
1863.17.178
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered in graphite lower and upper respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Sparkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
27625
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Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus), Havell plate no. 121
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 38 x 25 11/16 in. (96.5 x 65.2 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description:
Male, above; female, below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.121
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 25."
Gallery Label:
Audubon included these owls in the only nocturnal scene he painted, although ironically, they often hunt by day.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27623
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Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), Havell plate no. 420
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Date:
1838
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, and pastel with touches of black ink and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 19 15/16 x 13 15/16 in. (50.6 x 35.4 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Red-winged Blackbird, Western race; female, above; male, below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.420
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
27622
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Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus), Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi), and Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis), Havell plate no. 419
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Date:
1836
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 1/4 x 14 9/16 in. (54 x 37 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Male Hermit Thrush, above; adult Townsend's Solitaire, center; immature Gray Jay, below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.419
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1837
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper left in graphite: "Male Jan.y. 15th 1836 -- / Columbia River. --"; at upper right: "female bird -- / Columbia River / April 1836 --"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
27621
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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