Red Knot (Calidris canutus), Havell plate no. 315
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Classification:
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Date:
c. 1821
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, collage, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 12 x 18 13/16 in. (30.5 x 47.8 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Male, summer plumage, left; female, winter plumage, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.315
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper left in graphite: "Red breasted Sandpiper. 1 Male Spring plumage / 2. Female in Winter. / Tringa islandica, L."; below, diagonally: "4th Volume"; at middle left: "1 Spring plumage / 2 Winter plumage --"; birds numbered left to right respectively: "1"; "2"; to right of upper bird's head: "X" [instruction to engraver for reorientation of upper bird on copper plate]
Gallery Label:
The Havell engraving eliminated sailing ship and calmed the seas; bird #2 pasted on
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
37932
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), Havell plate no. 281
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Classification:
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Not promoted
Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black chalk with touches of black ink, scratching out, and scraping on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 25 3/4 x 38 15/16 in. (65.4 x 98.9 cm)
Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Description:
Adult. The white color morph of the Great Blue Heron, found mostly in the Florida Keys, and sometimes referred to as the Great White Heron.
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.281
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left of center in graphite: "Keep closely to the Sky in depth and colouring! / have the water of a Pea-green tint / Keep the divison of the scales on the / legs & feet white in your engraving -- / The colouring over these will subdue / them enough.--"; below: "Finish the houses better / from the original / which you have."; at lower center in brown ink: "No 57. Plate 281. / Ardea occidentalis. / male adult spring plumage. / View, Key-West."; at lower right of center in graphite: "Scale lighter edges--"; at lower right: "*have the upper back h…tor[?] / only mellowed in the outline.[second asterisk above back]"; below: "57"
Gallery Label:
Until 1973, the Great White heron was considered a separate species, it is now known as a form of the Great Blue heron
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
37931
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Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe), Havell plate no. 120
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Classification:
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Date:
c.1825
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, and gouache with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 7/8 x 11 1/2 in. (47.9 x 29.2 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:
1863.17.120
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered in graphite upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as apparently Sea-island cotton (Gossypium barbadense).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
37892
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Smith's Longspur, Lesser Goldfinch, Black-headed Siskin, Western Tanager, Hoary Redpoll, Townsend's Bunting, Havell plate nos. 394 and 400
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Date:
1821-1837
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, and gouache with touches of pastel on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 17 7/16 x 11 3/4 in. (44.3 x 29.8 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
From upper to lower: Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus), male; Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria), male; Black-headed Siskin (Spinus notata), male; Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana), female; Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni), male; Townsend's Bunting (Emberiza townsendii), male. The Black-headed Siskin was used for Plate 394 and the remaining birds were reoriented for Plate 400.
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.400
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper left in graphite: "Emberiza Picta, Swain. / Buff coloured Bunting / Male. -- / 2d quill longest. 1st nearly / equal -- primaries alternated / ...but such on the outer edges / Tail 2 1/4 Inches --"; at the middle left: "Louisiana Tanager / Tanagra ludoviciana. / old Female."; below: illegibly rubbed with fingerprint; at lower left: "Townsend's Finch / Fringilla Townsendii. / Aud."; at lower right: "Linola flavirostris?"; at middle right: "Black-headed Siskin / Fringilla magellanica. Viell[cut] / Male bird -- February -- / 1818. / reversed"; above vertically: "Oregana -- / pallida -- / Lazuli."; at upper right: "Arkansaw Siskin, Male / Fringilla Psaltria, Say."; five birds numbered from lower to upper: "1"; "2 / 2"; "3"; "2"; "5"; at upper right corner: "400"; erased inscriptions throughout
Gallery Label:
The bird that Audubon named "Townsend's finch" has never been found again, it may have been a cross between a Dickcissel and a Blue grosbeak
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1837
eMuseum Object ID:
33585
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Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus), Havell plate no. 106
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Classification:
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, black chalk, collage, black ink, and graphite with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 23 7/16 x 36 1/4 in. (59.5 x 92.1 cm)
Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Description:
Two adult Black Vultures with the head of a White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus).
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.106
Gallery Label:
Bird on left and deer's head painted in 1829; second bird added later; Audubon presented a scientific paper in 1826 regarding the vultures in which he asserted that the birds rely on sight rather than smell to locate food; his theory that vultures have an underdeveloped sense of smell met resistance at the time but was later confirmed through experiments
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
28482
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Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), Havell plate no. 181
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Classification:
Is owned by NYHS:
Yes
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1833
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, graphite, black ink, and black chalk with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 38 1/8 x 25 1/2 in. (96.8 x 64.8 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description:
Adult female
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.181
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 18[?]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right of center in black ink: "Aquila Chrysaëtos Senr / Golden Eagle Female adult / JJA[cut]"
Gallery Label:
Colored engraving without man crossing the gorge in N-YHS collections; Audubon purchased a live specimen of this bird and observed it for several days; It took Audubon 14 days to complete this watercolor, more than any other except for the Wild tukey
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
28444
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Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
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Classification:
Is owned by NYHS:
Yes
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and gouache with touches of black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 20 7/8 x 29 1/8 in. (53 x 74 cm)
Mat: 38 × 52 in. (96.5 × 132.1 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon; Adopt-an-Audubon Bird sponsor: Barbara Paddock and Jordan Sprechman
Object Number:
1863.18.38
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "49, 242"; at lower right[crossed out]: "Larus..."
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as
Date Begin:
1831
Date End:
1831
eMuseum Object ID:
28405
Exclude from TMS update:
OFF
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
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Classification:
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Date:
1820
Medium:
Pastel, graphite, watercolor, and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 11 5/16 x 17 3/16 in. (28.7 x 43.7 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Winter plummage. Audubon originally called this species the "Cincinnati Gull", but later renamed it "Bonaparte's Gull", in honor of naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1803-57)
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.18.26
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No. XXX"; to right in brown ink: "Draw from Nature & from the Living Bird / by John. J. Audubon Cincinnati Ohio Augt. 19. 1820"; at lower center in graphite: "Cincinati Gull ---"; at lower right: "37"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
28404
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata), Havell plate no. 153
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Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, graphite, and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 16 x 10 13/16 in. (40.6 x 27.5 cm), irregular
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.18.11
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at middle right in black ink: "The head and back / Olive brown --- / The rump yellow as it is / Wing, tail & throat & under parts / as it is. ---"; at upper right corner: "53"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
28402
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus); sketch of the underside of a wing
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Classification:
Is owned by NYHS:
Yes
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1810
Medium:
Pastel, graphite, and black chalk on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 12 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (32.4 x 21 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon; Adopt-an-Audubon Bird sponsor: Louise Mirrer
Object Number:
1863.18.6
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: \"No 182.\"; below: \"Indiana territory opposite the Red Banks K.y[cut] / Sepr 16th 1810\"; at lower center in graphite: \"The Variegated Grosbill. -- / Loxia\"; at lower right in graphite: \"J.J.Audubon\"; at middle right, diagonally under wing detail: \"view of the under Couvers[coverts] of the Wing\"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as
Prior Exhibitions:
\"John James Audubon's Birds of North America: The Original Watercolors,\" New-York Historical Society, April 8-September 14, 1985.
Date Begin:
1810
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
28401
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OFF
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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