Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), Havell plate no. 61
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Classification:
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Not promoted
Date:
1814; after 1821
Medium:
Watercolor, collage, pastel, graphite, black chalk, black ink, and gouache on three pieces of paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 35 1/4 x 24 15/16 in. (89.5 x 63.3 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description:
Immature female, left; male, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.61
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower left in brown ink: "No 13. Plate 61. / Published 1829. / Drawn from Nature by / John. J. Audubon"; at lower right of center: "Great horned-Owl Male 1. F. Young / Strix Virginiana"; at lower right: "Weight-- 4 lb avoir du pois / Breadth 4 feet 8/12. Englis[h, cut, JJA uses the traditional English measuring system as opposed to the new French metric system instituted by Napoleon during this era] / Length 1--"--11/12.-- / Henderson Ky. Sepr. 21st 1814."
Gallery Label:
While the male owl was drawn in 1814, the rest of the composition was completed after 1821.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1814
eMuseum Object ID:
26686
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Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus), Havell plate no. 57
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Classification:
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Date:
c. 1825
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with selective glazing on two pieces of paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 26 15/16 x 18 13/16 in. (68.4 x 47.8 cm)
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Description:
Male, above; female, below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.57
Marks:
Watermark: JW[cut]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 12. Plate 57. / Published 1829."; to right: "Loggerhead Shrike. / Lanius Carolinensis -- Plant. Smilax rotundifolia"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as probably Hagbrier (Smilax hispida). This watercolor is pieced at the bottom.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
26685
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), Havell plate no. 54
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Classification:
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Date:
1822
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, pastel, gouache, and white lead pigment with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 13/16 x 11 7/8 in. (47.8 x 30.2 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Male, above; female, below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.54
Marks:
Watermark: TURKEY MILLS / JWHATMAN / 181[?]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 9. Plate 44.[crossed out] 54"; below in graphite inside bracket: "May 11th. 1822 / March --"; at lower right of center: "A"; at lower right in brown ink: "Rice Bird. male 1. F. 2. / Icterus agripennis.- / Plant vulgo. Water Maple / Acer rubrum / John. J. Audubon"; birds numbered in graphite upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Red maple (Acer rubrum). There is an uncolored version.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
26684
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Production Layout for the Jacket of "Kerry Kangaroo"
Classification:
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Not promoted
Date:
c. 1957
Medium:
Black ink on translucent plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 20 in. ( 30.5 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
negative drawing of 2000.861, study for jacket of "Kerry Kangaroo."
Credit Line:
Bequest of Oscar Fabres through the estate of Francine Salmon
Object Number:
2000.862
Inscriptions:
Various annotations
Gallery Label:
Oscar Fabres (1894-1959) was a Chilean artist and illustrator who lived in New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1957
eMuseum Object ID:
26105
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Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica). Havell plate no. 403
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Date:
1838
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of gouache and glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 16 13/16 x 23 1/16 in. (42.7 x 58.6 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Male, summer plumage
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.403
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite[erased]: "No 87. / Plate 403."; at center: "American Golden-eyed Duck. Summer plumage Aud. -- / Clangula americana. / Male --."; to right of tail: "16 feathers."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
25320
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Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea), Havell plate no. 3
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Classification:
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Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and gouache with touches of black ink and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Sheet: 18 1/8 × 11 7/8 in. (46 × 30.2 cm)
Description:
Male and female
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.3
Inscriptions:
Erased inscriptions in lower register
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Cane vine (Smilax laurifolia).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
25045
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Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla), Havell plate no. 405
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Classification:
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Date:
1838
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and black ink with traces of black chalk and scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (36.8 x 47 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Winter plumage
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.405
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at middle right in graphite with an "X" and an arrow instructing the engraver to move the right bird higher in the engraving.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
25025
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), Havell plate no. 404
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Classification:
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Date:
c. 1838
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, pastel, and black chalk with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 1/4 x 19 5/8 in. (36.2 x 49.8 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Summer plumage, left; juvenile or winter plumage, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.404
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper left in graphite[erased]: "No one / … / … of the leg is yellow for about 3/4 of an Inch"; at lower left: "No 81. / Plate 404. / J.J.A."; at lower center: "Eared Grebe. -- Podiceps aurelus -- / …Adult 1. Young first Winter 2. --"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
24736
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Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa), Havell plate no. 238
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Classification:
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Date:
1822; 1832
Medium:
Watercolor, collage, graphite, pastel, black ink, and black chalk on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 5/8 x 21 1/2 in. (37.1 x 54.6 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Winter plumage
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.238
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered in graphite left and right respectively: "1"; "2"; verso inscriptions in brown ink illegible
Gallery Label:
Bird with spread wings painted in LA in 1822; composition completed in Florida Keys probably in the Spring of 1832; two birds at lower right pasted on
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
24614
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Study of a Cast of the Head of Hadrian
Classification:
Date:
1848
Medium:
Black and white chalk and charcoal on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/2 x 14 7/8 in. ( 44.4 x 37.8 cm )
Description:
Figure detail
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number:
1933.270
Marks:
signed and dated: lower right: "Lucy M. Durand/December 18th/1848"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right vertically in white chalk: "Lucy M Durand / December 18th / 1848"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1848
eMuseum Object ID:
24335
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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