Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammodramus caudacutus), Havell plate no. 149
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, pastel, and black ink with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 3/16 x 11 9/16 in. (46.2 x 29.4 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Males, above; female, on nest
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.149
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at middle left in graphite: "Finch"; at lower left in brown ink: "Sharp tailed Finch / Fringilla caudacuta / Males 1.2. F. 3. --"; below faintly in graphite: "J.J.A"; birds numbered and identified in graphite from upper center: "1"; "1 / Male / above"; "2"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27820
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Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus), Havell plate no. 344
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c. 1833
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Watercolor, graphite, and black ink with scratching out and touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 13 3/8 x 19 13/16 in. (34 x 50.3 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Summer plumage
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.344
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 69 -- Plate 344"; at lower center: "Long legged Sandpiper. Tringa himantopus, Bonap."; at middle right: "12 Tail[cut]"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
27807
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Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis), Havell plate no. 343
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Date:
1820; 1833
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Watercolor, collage, pastel, graphite, and black ink with touches of gouache and scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 15/16 x 24 15/16 in. (37.9 x 63.3 cm)
Mat: 27 x 35 in. (68.6 x 88.9 cm)
Description:
Male, summer plumage, left; female, summer plumage, left center; immature male, winter plumage, center right; immature, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.343
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite[cut]: "…a lot / but colour / the One of the / Ma[les]"
Gallery Label:
Probably completed in 1833 from paintings made earlier and pasted down
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
27806
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Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis), Havell plate no. 341
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c. 1834-36
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Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, and black chalk with scratching out and touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 24 3/16 x 36 5/8 in. (61.4 x 93 cm)
Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.341
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 69. Plate 341."; at lower center: "Great Auk. Alca impennis, Linn."; at middle left in graphite: an arrow instructing the engraver to move the left bird further left in the print
Gallery Label:
Audubon painted this auk from a specimen, only about 10 years before it became extinct; he never actually saw it in nature, but heard one described by Henry Havell, the brother of his engraver, who saw it on a trip from New York to England
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1836
eMuseum Object ID:
27805
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European Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus), Havell plate no. 340
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Date:
1831
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Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with scraping and touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 11 9/16 x 18 3/4 in. (29.4 x 47.6 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:
1863.17.340
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 68. Plate 340."; at lower center: "Least Petrel."
Gallery Label:
No modern North American breeding records have been confirmed for the British Storm-Petel
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1831
eMuseum Object ID:
27804
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Dovekie (Alle alle), Havell plate no. 339
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Date:
c. 1832-33
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Watercolor, graphite, black ink, and pastel on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 11 1/2 x 18 3/4 in. (29.2 x 47.6 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Winter plumage, left; summer plumage, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.339
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 68. Plate 339. --"; at lower left of center: "Little Auk"
Gallery Label:
Like the other alcids, the little Dovekie uses its wings to push itself along when it swims underwater
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
27803
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Mallard and Gadwall Hybrid (Anas platyrhynchos and Anas strepera), Havell plate no. 338
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Date:
1822
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Watercolor, oil, graphite, black ink, and pastel with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 3/8 x 23 5/16 in. (46.7 x 59.2 cm)
Mat: 27 x 35 in. (68.6 x 88.9 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.338
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "Drawn by John J. Audubon from Nature / New Orleans Feby. 1822"; below in graphite: "No 68 -- Plate 338."; at lower center: "Bemaculated Duck? / Young Male in December."; at lower right in brown ink: "Male -- Weight 2 lb-- 9 Oz-- / Length -- 23 In. / Breadth -- 39 -- " / Legs beyond the Tail 1 -- "-- "; at middle right: "Male / Weight 2 9/16 / ..."; erased inscriptions at upper right
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
27802
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Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens), Havell plate no. 148
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Date:
1829
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Watercolor, graphite, and pastel with touches of black ink and gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 7/16 x 11 1/2 in. (46.8 x 29.2 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Females
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.148
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / TURKEY MILLS / 1827
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite[erased]: "Pine... / ..."; at lower center in brown ink: "Pine swamp Warbler. Male 1. F. 2. / Sylvia sphagnosa. / Great Pine Swamp Pensa August 11th"; at lower right in graphite[erased]: "Viburnum antanoides / (vulgo) Hobble bush."; birds numbered in brown ink upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2"; at upper right corner in graphite: "48"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Hobble-bush or Witch-hobble (Virburnum alnifolium); Audubon's painting of the male Black-throated blue warbler has been lost
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27790
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Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor), Havell plate no. 147
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Date:
1829
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Watercolor, graphite, black ink, pastel, and gouache with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 29 1/4 x 20 9/16 in. (74.3 x 52.2 cm)
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Description:
Males
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.147
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1821[?]
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered in graphite upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2"; at upper right[erased]: "47"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as White oak (Quercus alba)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27789
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Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus), Havell plate no. 146
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Date:
1829
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Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 38 1/8 x 25 9/16 in. (96.8 x 64.9 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:
1863.17.146
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / TURKEY MILL
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite[partially erased]: "Fish Crow / Corvus ossifragus, Wilson / …Honey Locust"; birds numbered upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Honey-locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27788
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