Collection Highlights
Panoramic View of New York City (in Eight Sections)
Date:
1842-45
Object Number:
1915.76
Medium:
Black ink over graphite on eight sheets of ivory paper with partial black ink borders, laid on Japanese paper
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Cuvier's Kinglet (Regulus cuvieri)?, Havell plate no. 55
Object Number:
1863.17.55
Date:
1812
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and gouache with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 11/16 x 10 9/16 in. (37.3 x 26.8 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1810 [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 11 Plate 55. / published 1829"; below in graphite: "June 8th 1812. Fatland ford / Pensyla / Drawn from Nature by / J.J.A"; at lower center in brown ink: "Cuvier's Wren Male / Regulus Cuvierii --[over erased] ...Ruby Wren..."; at lower right: "Plant / Kialmia Latifolia"; below in graphite: "Vulgarly called Laurel"; at middle right[erased]: "Regulus Carbunculus / Regulus Ca... / J.J.A / Kalmia Latifolia"
Description:
Male. One of Audubon's mystery birds, not associated with any known species.
Gallery Label:
The flora has been identified as Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia). This is the state flower of CT and PA.
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
