Collection Highlights
American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Date:
1880
Object Number:
LIB.Y1808.W
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Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus), Havell plate no. 41
Object Number:
1863.17.41
Date:
1824
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, and oil, with touches of gouache and white lead pigment on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 25 7/8 x 38 3/8 in. (65.7 x 97.5 cm)
Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN [covered by oil]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink[cut]: "…o 1. / …late 41."; at lower left of center: "John. J. Audubon / Ruffed Grous / Vulgo Pheasant. Male 1 & 2. F.3. -- / Tetrao umbellus. --"; erased inscriptions at upper right
Description:
Males, above; females, below
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Toadshade (Trillium sessile) and Moonseed (Menispermum canadense).
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.
