Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis), Havell plate no. 212
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Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with touches of gouache and glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 9/16 x 29 9/16 in. (54.8 x 75.1 cm)
Mat: 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x 104.1 cm)
Description:
Adult, left; immature, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.212
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered in graphite left and right respectively: "1"; "2"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
27591
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Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons), Havell plate no. 119
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Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 1/2 x 11 7/16 in. (47 x 29.1 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Male
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.119
Marks:
Watermark: TURKEY MILLS / JWHATMAN
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 10. / Plate 49.[number crossed out in graphite] --"; below in graphite: "(119)"; below in brown ink: "Drawn from Nature by John. J. Audubon / James Pirries' Plantation Louisianna July 11th 1821."; at lower right: "Yellow Throated Vireo. -- Male -- / Vireo flavifrons. -- / Plant Vulgo Swamp Snow-ball. -- / Hydrangea quercifolia" [over earlier scratched out inscriptions in ink and graphite]; above in graphite[erased]: "Hydrangea quercifolia"; multiple erased and scratched out inscriptions in ink and graphite above, below, and beneath inscriptions in brown ink
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Swamp snow-ball (Hydrangea quercifolia).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
27590
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Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus), Havell plate no. 118
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and gouache with touches of black ink and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 13/16 x 11 7/16 in. (47.8 x 29.1 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:
1863.17.118
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "Warbling Flycatcher. / Male 1. F. 2. / Vireo gilvus -- / New Jersey May 23d -- / J.J.A"; at lower right in graphite[erased]: "Magnolia glauca"; birds numbered upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2"; at upper right corner: "18"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Sweetbay (Magnolia viriniana)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27589
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Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis), Havell plate no. 117
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Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and gouache with touches of black ink, scratching out, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 1/4 x 23 5/8 in. (46.4 x 60 cm)
Mat: 27 x 35 in. (68.6 x 88.9 cm)
Description:
Male
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.117
Marks:
Watermark: TURKEY MILLS / JWHATMAN / 1818 [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper left in graphite: "No 24"; at lower left in brown ink: "Drawn form Nature by John. J. Audubon. / Louisianna parish of Felicianna James Pirrie's Esqr Plantation -- / June 28th 1821."; at lower center: "Mississipi Kite Male. / Falco Mississipiensis"; at lower right: "Length 14 Inches / Breadth 3 feet 1/2 Inches. / Weight 10 3/4 onces / Tail feathers 12."; above in graphite: "no. 8"; at upper right corner: "17"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
27588
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Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum), Havell plate no. 116
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 37 13/16 x 25 1/8 in. (96 x 63.8 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description:
Two males above and two females below, with a Black Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta).
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.116
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1827
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "[cut] . 24"; at lower right: "Quercus nigra / (vulgo) Black Jack Oak"; bird pairs numbered right and left respectively in graphite: "1" and "1"; "2" and "2"; at middle right: "Begin", with line extending down; various short horizontal and vertical lines for centering and defining the margins on the engraving plate.
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as possibly Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) or Scrub oak (Quercus ilicifolia)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27587
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Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens), Havell plate no. 115; very faint sketch of bill
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and gouache with touches of pastel and black ink, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 5/8 x 11 1/2 in. (47.3 x 29.2 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Male
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.115
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at left of lower center in brown ink: "Wood Pewee Flycatcher. male. / Muscicapa Virens -- / New Jersey. May. -- / J.J.A"; erased inscription at lower left next to very faint line and detail sketch: "Gap / Bill"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Swamp honeysuckle (Rhododendron viscosum).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
27586
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White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys), Havell plate no. 114
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Date:
1814
Medium:
Pastel, watercolor, graphite, and gouache with touches of black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 16 7/16 x 10 1/2 in. (41.8 x 26.7 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Adult, above; immature, below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.114
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 180[?]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Pl. 192.[crossed out] / (114)"; below in brown ink: "No 62 / Henderson Ky. 1814 / Octr 13th. / Summer grape --- / [cut]"; at lower right: "White Crowned Bunting A.W. / Emberiza leucophrys --- / White Crowned Sparow. A. Wilson ---- / drawn by J.J.Audubon --"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Summer or Pigeon grape (probably Vitis aestivalis)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1814
eMuseum Object ID:
27584
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Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), Havell plate no. 113
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Date:
c. 1820-1822
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 15/16 x 12 in. (48.1 x 30.5 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Adult male, above; adult female, left; immature, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.113
Inscriptions:
Two lower birds numbered from left to right respectively in graphite: "2"; "3"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Mullein or Flannel-plant (Verbascum thapsus); bluebird is the official bird of New York State; female and young painted ca. 1820; male probably painted Louisiana in 1822
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
27583
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Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens), Havell plate no. 112
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Date:
1822
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 23 5/8 x 18 5/16 in. (60 x 46.5 cm)
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Description:
Male, above; female, below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.112
Marks:
Watermark: TURKEY MILLS / JWHATMAN / 1817
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "put in more flowers / according to your fancy / to fill the Plate better"; at lower right of center: "Bignonia Capreolata"; at lower right: "No 39"; at upper left corner: "23"; at upper right corner: "12"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Crossvine or Trumpet-flower (Anisostichus capreolata)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
27582
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Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus), Havell plate no. 411
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Date:
1838
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, oil, black ink, black chalk, and white gouache[?] with touches of pastel and glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 24 3/16 x 37 13/16 in. (61.4 x 96 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:
1863.17.411
Gallery Label:
Whistling swan from the New World and Bewick's swan from the Old World are now considered one species, and are known by the English name, Tundra swan
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
27581
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