Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica), Havell plate no. 158
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Classification:
Is owned by NYHS:
Yes
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Not promoted
Date:
c. 1824; 1829
Medium:
Watercolor, collage, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of gouache and scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 3/8 x 11 1/2 in. (46.7 x 29.2 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Place Made:
North America, U.S.A., Kenturcky, Louisville
Description:
Adults
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon; Adopt-an-Audubon Bird sponsor: Scott Schafler in honor of Pam Schafler
Object Number:
1863.17.158
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / TURKEY MILLS
Inscriptions:
Inscribed below nest at lower left: \"Nest front View / unglued from a chimney -- / J.J.A / July 18th=\"; at lower right below nest: \"Nest profile / View\"
Gallery Label:
Swifts painted ca. 1824; composition completed 1829
Prior Exhibitions:
\"John James Audubon's Birds of North America: The Original Watercolors,\" New-York Historical Society, April 8- September 14, 1985; Audubon, traveling exhibition, 1993-95.\r\n\r\n\"The Birds of Central Park: Audubon's Watercolors,\" New-York Historical Society, November 11, 2003-February 29, 2004.
Date Begin:
1824
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27902
Exclude from TMS update:
OFF
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Gadwall (Anas strepera), Havell plate no. 348
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Not promoted
Date:
c. 1832-34
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, black chalk, and black ink with scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 20 5/16 x 27 3/4 in. (51.6 x 70.5 cm)
Mat: 27 x 35 in. (68.6 x 88.9 cm)
Description:
Female, left; male, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.348
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at middle right in graphite: "Tail"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1834
eMuseum Object ID:
27882
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Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
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Classification:
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Not promoted
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, graphite, and black chalk with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 9 13/16 x 16 11/16 in. (24.9 x 42.4 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.18.21
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "45 / Ohio…[illegible] / ...16...et--"; at upper right: "Tringa pectoralis, Au[cut] / Orn. Vol. 3."
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
27881
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Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), Havell plate no. 252
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Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 3/8 x 29 5/16 in. (54.3 x 74.5 cm)
Mat: 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x 104.1 cm)
Description:
Adult male
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.252
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 51. pl 252."; at lower left of center: "Florida Cormorant; Male, adult, spring dress. / CARBO FLORIDANUS"; at lower center in graphite: "Florida Cormorant, male adult, Spring dress -- / Carbo Floridanus, aud. --"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
27875
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Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus), Havell plate no. 157
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Classification:
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Not promoted
Date:
1820; 1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, collage, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with touches of gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 29 7/16 x 20 3/4 in. (74.8 x 52.7 cm)
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Description:
Immature, upper two; male, center; female, lower
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.157
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 18[?] [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered clockwise from lower left in graphite: "2"; "1"; "3"; "3"; at upper right: "57"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Black haw (Virburnum prunifolium); center bird pasted onto composition, cut from an earlier work; two young birds added in 1829; Havell completed composition following Audubon's pencil outlines
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27869
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Bachman's Sparrow (Aimophila aestivalis), Havell plate no. 165; studies of birds' tails
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Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, and gouache with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 1/16 x 13 3/4 in. (53.5 x 34.9 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
Object Number:
1863.17.165
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1830
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite below tail studies: "12 / F. / Tail / superiorly -- / Tail seen inferiorly / 3d Primary length --"; below[erased]: "...16th 1834..."; at lower center[erased]: "Bachman's Sparrow / Fringilla Bachmani"; erased inscriptions in lower register
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Fever tree (Pinckneya pubens), now a rare plant
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
27868
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American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos), Havell plate no. 156
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink, graphite, gouache, and pastel with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 38 7/8 x 25 5/8 in. (98.7 x 65.1 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.156
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite[erased]: "Corvus corv... / Common Crow"; at lower right: "Guglant Nigra / (vulgo) Black Walnut"; at lower center to left of bird nest[erased]: "Humming bird"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Black walnut (Juglans nigra)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27867
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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Date:
1812
Medium:
Pastel, watercolor, graphite, gouache, and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 16 7/8 x 10 3/4 in. (42.9 x 27.3 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Immature male
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.153
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Iris versicolor"; below in brown ink: "No 29."; below in graphite: April 22d 1812. Pensya"; below in brown ink: "April 22d 1812. Pennsa"; at lower center in brown ink: "Sylvia Coronata", over in graphite: "Yellow Rump Warbler. A.W."; below in brown ink: "Yellow rump Warbler. A. W. / Figuier Couronné d'Or de Buffon"; at lower right: "drawn by J.J. Audubon"; at upper right in graphite: "53"; bird numbered above body: "1"; to left of tail feathers: "12"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Blue flag (Iris versicolor); Male shown in original drawing is combined with young birds from two other drawings in Havell engraving
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1812
eMuseum Object ID:
27865
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White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis), Havell plate no. 152
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Classification:
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Date:
1822
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 23 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (60.3 x 45.1 cm)
Mat: 34 x 26 in. (86.4 x 66 cm)
Description:
Males, upper left and lower right; females, lower left and upper right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.152
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered in graphite clockwise from upper left: "1"; "2"; "1"; "2"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
27864
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Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), Havell plate no. 151
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1822
Medium:
Watercolor, collage, graphite, pastel, black ink, and gouache with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 37 3/4 x 26 1/16 in. (95.9 x 66.2 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description:
Adult male, above; immature, below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.151
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 18(?) / TURKEY MILL
Gallery Label:
Lower young bird cut out and pasted below adult; tree trunk added to right in Havell engraving
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
27863
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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