Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), Havell plate no. 206
Exhibitions:
Collections:
Classification:
Is owned by NYHS:
Yes
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1821; c. 1825
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, collage, and black ink with touches of gouache, scraping, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 38 1/16 x 25 7/8 in. (96.7 x 65.7 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description:
Males, left; females, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.206
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 18[?] / TURKEY MILL
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at right of center in graphite: "The Circle around the / eye, and the upper Mandible / as in the Male above --"; birds numbered clockwise from upper center[written over]: "1"; "2[over 3]"; "2[over 4]"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) and Resurrection fern (Polypodium polypodioides)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
27195
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), Havell plate no. 251
Exhibitions:
Collections:
Classification:
Is owned by NYHS:
Yes
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, gouache, and black chalk with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 37 5/8 x 26 3/16 in. (95.6 x 66.5 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description:
Summer plumage
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.251
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1831 [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 51 -- 251"; at lower left of center in brown ink: "No 51."; at lower center: "BROWN PELICAN male, adult. / PELECANUS FUSCUS"; at lower right of center: "Pl 251."
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
1546
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Audubon’s Aviary: Parts Unknown (Part II of The Complete Flock)
March 21, 2014
May 26, 2014
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