Least Tern (Sternula antillarum), Havell plate no. 319
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Date:
1821; c. 1833
Medium:
Watercolor, collage, graphite, and gouache with touches of black ink and black chalk, and scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 3/8 x 15 in. (54.3 x 38.1 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Immature, above; adult, below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.319
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No. 58 -- 290 -- / 64 4th Volume"; at lower center in brown ink: "Lesser Tern. Adult 1. Young 2 / STERNA MINUTA, L."; birds numbered lower and upper respectively: "1"; "2"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
27606
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Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata), Havell plate no. 317
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Classification:
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Date:
1833
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with touches of gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 20 11/16 x 29 7/16 in. (52.5 x 74.8 cm)
Mat: 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x 104.1 cm)
Description:
Male, left; female, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.317
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1830
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper left in graphite: "No 52 --- 257 ---"; at upper right: "No 164 Plate / 317."; birds numbered left and right respectively: "1"; "2"; faintly at upper right edge: "Butter-boat-billed Coot"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
27604
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Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), Havell plate no. 316; study of a neck and head
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Date:
1822; 1836
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink, graphite, pastel, and collage with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 37 1/4 x 24 1/4 in. (94.6 x 61.6 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description:
Male, above; female, below; minute sketch at lower right of center shows a tiny bird in the background with its body submerged and just the neck and head raised above the water in the manner typical of this bird when fishing and diving.
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.316
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper left in graphite[erased]: "…light…!"; at lower left in gray ink: "Length 35 Inches -- / Alar extent 47, Do. / Weight 2 lb 15, ozes. / Creole Name "Bec à Lancette." / Plotus melanogaster. Male Bird. -- / New Orleans 1822. -- / Redrawn 1836."; at upper right: "Cat 233 --"
Gallery Label:
Earlier version, done in 1822 in N-YHS collections (1863.18.34); Havell engraving also includes a water scene added to the background
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
27603
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Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla), Havell plate no. 314
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black chalk with touches of gouache and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 13 3/8 x 21 13/16 in. (34 x 55.4 cm), irregular
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Male, adult plumage, front; immature behind
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.314
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper left in graphite: "63"; at upper right: "64[crossed out]"; at lower left in brown ink: "Laughing Gull. / Larus atricilla, Linn, Latham, Gmel. / Larus ridibundus, Wilson. -- / 1. Male adult / Spring plumage / 2. Young in first autumn. / Shot in New / Jersey. -- "; birds numbered upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27602
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Havell plate no. 221
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Date:
c. 1821-25
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, black ink, and collage with touches of gold metallic pigment and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 25 5/8 x 38 3/8 in. (65.1 x 97.5 cm)
Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Description:
Males left rear and right front; others, females
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.221
Inscriptions:
Two male birds numbered in graphite: "1"; two female birds numbered[in leaf below]: "2"
Gallery Label:
plants in foreground were drawn separatly and pasted on
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
27601
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Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), Havell plate no. 220
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Classification:
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Date:
1833
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and black ink with touches of pastel and black chalk, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 11/16 x 21 1/16 in. (37.3 x 53.5 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Breeding plumage; female, left; male, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.220
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered right and left in graphite: "1"; "2"; several lines erased at upper right: "M... / B... / ...June 18...[cut] / But..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
27600
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Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle), Havell plate no. 219
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Classification:
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Date:
1833
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, and pastel with touches of gouache and glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 13/16 x 21 3/8 in. (37.6 x 54.3 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Adult, winter plumage, above; downy young, lower left; adult, breeding plumage, lower right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.219
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 183[?]
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered counterclockwise in graphite: "1"; "2"; "3"
Gallery Label:
Chick at left is probably the work of Audubon's son John
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
27599
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Common Murre (Uria aalge), Havell plate no. 218
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Classification:
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Date:
1833
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, and pastel with scraping and touches of glazing 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:
Breeding plumage
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.218
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered in graphite right and left respectively: "1"; "2"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
27598
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Wood Stork (Mycteria americana), Havell plate no. 216
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Classification:
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Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, oil, pastel, black chalk, black ink, and graphite with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 38 3/16 x 25 13/16 in. (97 x 65.6 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.216
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper right along contour of bird in graphite, inverted: "Length from point of Bill to end of Tail 3 feet 8 1/2 Inches -- / " -- to end of claws 15 more Inches -- / Alars extent 5 feet 2 Inches -- / Weight 11 pounds 3/4 -- Avoir du poids / Male Bird April 17th --"[inscription added while working in sky]
Gallery Label:
Background filled in several years later
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
27596
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Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), Havell plate no. 215
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Classification:
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Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 1/2 x 21 7/16 in. (36.8 x 54.5 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Male, spring plumage, left; female, spring plumage, above right; immature, autumn plumage, lower right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.215
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered in brown ink from left to lower right: "1"; "2"; "3[over 2]"; verso inscriptions in brown ink illegible
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
27594
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