Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator), Havell plate no. 401

Collections: 
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
c. 1833-34
Medium: 
Watercolor, pastel, black ink, graphite, black chalk, and gouache with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, partially gridded in graphite[rubbed] to indicate to engraver placement of the bac
Dimensions: 
Paper: 25 1/8 x 37 3/8 in. (63.8 x 94.9 cm) Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Description: 
Female, left; male, right; this sheet has a notation to include a "New York waterfall", that was instead used in Havell plate no. 331, Common Merganser, which has a view of Cohoes Falls, New York, where Audubon was in the summer of 1824.
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.401
Marks: 
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1831 [reversed]
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at lower right of center in graphite: "Red breasted Merganser -- Male 1. Female 2"; at middle right of center: "View of New York waterfall...here."; verso inscriptions in brown ink illegible
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1834
eMuseum Object ID: 
27543
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens), Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca), MacGillivray's Warbler (Oporornis tolmiei), Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina), Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera), Havell plate nos. 399 and 414

Collections: 
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
c. 1836-37
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, black ink, and gouache with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 21 7/8 x 14 1/2 in. (55.6 x 36.8 cm) Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description: 
The Black-throated Green Warbler, male; Black-throated Green Warbler, female; Blackburnian Warbler, female; MacGillivray's Warbler, female were engraved for Havell plate no. 399; the Golden-winged Warbler pair and Cape May Warbler pair were engraved for Havell plate no. 414
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.399
Marks: 
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 18[?]
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at upper center in graphite: "Black throated Green"; at upper left: "Golden winged"; below: "Golden"; at lower left in brown ink: "No 77. / Plate 383. -- "; at lower left[below graphite line full width of page marking lower register]: "1, 2. Black-throated Green Warbler. / Sylvia virens, Lath. --"; at lower center: "3, 4. Golden-winged Warbler. -- / Sylvia chrysoptera, Lath. --"; at lower right of center: "5. Blackburnian W. female. / Sylvia blackburniae (AE)[line pointing to 'ae' in blackburniae to clarify spelling]"; below[partially erased]: "8, 9. Cape May Warbler.-- / Sylvia maritima, Wils."; below: "P.S. The letter engraver can easily place all these different names in one line."; at lower right: "6, 7. Mourning Warbler. -- / Sylvia philadelphia, Wils. -- "; at middle right in graphite: "Mourning"; at upper right: "F. Blackburnian"; birds numbered clockwise from upper center: "1 80"; "2 80"; "5 80"; "6 / 80"; "7 / 80"; "81 9 / 00"; above: "8"; "81 / 00"; "81 / 4 / XX"; "3 / 81 / X"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1837
eMuseum Object ID: 
27542
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) and Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida), Havell plate no. 398

Collections: 
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1836-37
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 21 15/16 x 15 7/16 in. (55.7 x 39.2 cm) Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description: 
Dark-eyed Junco, female, above; Dark-eyed Junco, male, center; Clay-colored Sparrows, male, below; all were used for Havell plate no. 398, along with a Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena), inserted at upper left from watercolor 1863.17.394 and a plant drawn by Maria Martin (1796 - 1863).
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.398
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink[over erased graphite]: "No 75. Plate 375. --"; at lower center[crossed out in graphite]: "Lesser red poll, 1. Male, 2. Female. / Fringilla linaria. --"; below: "Oregan Snow Bird. 3 Male 4 Female. --- / Fringilla oregona, Townsend. -- / Clay-coloured Bunting, Male.[crossed out] / Male.[crossed out in graphite] -- / Emberiza pallida, Swainson & Richardson[crossed out]"; at middle right in graphite: "I think that you ought to / place the Female (4) below, and / close to the male figure 3? -- / If I recollect rightly, the Drawing of / the Red Poll is quite large enough / for all these figures. --"; below[erased]: "Oregon... / Fringilla oregona, -- Townsend / ..."; birds numbered from lower to upper respectively: "5 / 79 reversed"; "3 / 79"; "4 / 79"; at lower right in graphite[by another hand]: "See MS. No 375"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1837
eMuseum Object ID: 
27541
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber), Havell plate no. 397

Exhibitions: 
Audubon3
Collections: 
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Is owned by NYHS: 
Yes
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
c. 1837
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, and pastel with touches of black ink and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 21 1/4 x 29 5/16 in. (54 x 74.5 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: 
1863.17.397
Marks: 
Watermark: JWHATMAN
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "30 1/2 Inches / by 22 Inches."; below: "No 80 --- Plate 397. / J.J.A"; at lower left of center: "Ibis rubra, Vieill. / 1. Adult male. 2 Young Second Spring plumage."; at middle right[partially erased]: "The…because / in… an indication / That Nature… although to / …is yet obliged / to …pleting of her / … It also appears to me / that…of colouring is …er / …facts / …of the birds-- / … The stomach / …near head, that / ...and then / … / ..."
Gallery Label: 
This bird is rarely seen in the U.S. today, and Audubon said he never observed them closely in life. This picture is based on specimens obtained outside the U.S.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1837
eMuseum Object ID: 
27538
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus), Havell plate no. 396

Collections: 
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
c. 1836
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, black chalk, gouache, and white lead pigment with touches of black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 24 x 36 5/16 in. (61 x 92.2 cm) Mat: 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x 104.1 cm)
Description: 
Adult, breeding plumage, left; immature, right
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.396
Marks: 
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1834
Gallery Label: 
Audubon saw a few pairs of these birds on the Labrador coast in July 1832, but was unable to find their nests
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1836
eMuseum Object ID: 
27537
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena), Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus), Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus), Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla), and Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus), Havell pl. nos. 390, 394, and 398

Collections: 
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1834-37
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black chalk with touches of black ink and gouache on paper (creased) laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 21 7/16 x 14 15/16 in. (54.5 x 37.9 cm) Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description: 
From upper center: Lazuli Bunting, male; Chestnut-collared Longspur, male; Lark Sparrow, adult; Golden-crowned Sparrow, male; Towhee, male and female. For Havell plate no. 394, the Lark Sparrow was omitted, and a Black-headed Siskin (Spinus notata) was inserted at upper left from watercolor 1863.17.400
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.394
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed in lower register of paper in brown ink at lower left: "No 76. / Plate / 379."; to the right: "1, 2. Arctic ground Finch. / Fringilla arctica"; at lower left of center: "3 Black and Yellow crowned Finch. / [in graphite erased "Emberiza"] atricapilla, Gmel."; at lower right of center: "4. Townsend's Finch Male[inserted] -- / F. Townsendii, Aud."; below: "6. Chesnut collared Finch, Male. -- / Fringilla ornata. Townsend. --"; below: "7. Lazuli Finch, Male. / Fringilla amoena, Say. ---"; at lower right: "5. Lark Finch, male. / Fringilla grammaca, Say."; below[all crossed out]: "9. Townsend : Finch Male / F. Townsendii Aud" Inscribed in upper section in graphite at upper left: "79 / 4 / 80 / 398"; to right at upper center: "7. Lazuli Finch -- / Male -- C. River June 22d -- 1835 -- / 2d quill longest --"; below to right: "Plectophanes ornata, Townsend -- / Chesnut collared Finch -- / Platte River -- / Male May 28th 1834 -- / 6. / 1st quill longest -- / under wing covert / very pale buff --"; below to left: "No. 1 --"; at middle right: "5. / Fringilla Gramaca, Bonap. -- / Platte River / Male May 20th 1834 --"; below: "X Townsend[?]"; at right of center: "No 2 -- Plate 193. / Female May 12th 1835, / Columbia River"; below at center: "In a Specimen of a Young Male / of this Kind, the Yellow Predominates over the / Whole of the head, Joining the upper parts of the / eyes. And I suppose that these parts are bright / in the adult, and more especially during the / breeding Season, as in the case in the White / throated Sparrow. -- / Length of Wing -- 3 1/8 Inches --- / Length of Tail -- 3 3/8 Do. / third quill the longest and the 2d subiqual. / Tail rounded -- The bill in the Young Male / has the lower mandible Cinnamon Coloured"; at lower left: "Plate / 194"; at lower right[erased]: "Black... / Emberiza..."; below: "No 4 / Plate 194"; birds numbered in brown ink from lower right to upper left: "1"; "2"; "3"; "4"; for unsketched birds to be added: "7"; "6"; "5"; at upper right corner: "394"; horizontal and vertical margin lines sketched in graphite; erased inscriptions throughout
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1837
eMuseum Object ID: 
27536
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons), Havell plate no. 286

Collections: 
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
c. 1832-33
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, black ink, and collage with touches of gouache and scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 24 3/16 x 37 5/8 in. (61.4 x 95.6 cm) Mat: 38 × 52 in. (96.5 × 132.1 cm)
Description: 
Male, left; female, right
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.286
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at lower left of center in brown ink: "No 58"; at lower center: "White-fronted Goose, Lath. / ANSER ALBIFRONS, Bechst. / Male 1. Female 2."; at lower right of center: "Plate 286.", birds numbered in graphite lower and upper respectively: "1"; "2"; at upper right corner: "58"; erased inscriptions in lower register
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1833
eMuseum Object ID: 
27527
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris), Havell plate no. 200

Collections: 
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1833
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, collage, pastel, black chalk, and gouache with touches of black ink, scratching out, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 13 7/16 x 20 3/4 in. (34.1 x 52.7 cm) Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description: 
Young, upper and lower left; male, summer plumage, upper center; female, lower center; male in winter plumage, right
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.200
Inscriptions: 
Birds numbered in brown ink from upper left to lower right: "6."; "5."; "4"; "1"; "2"; "3"; at upper right corner in graphite: "200"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1833
eMuseum Object ID: 
27524
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus), Havell plate no. 199

Exhibitions: 
Audubon2
Collections: 
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Is owned by NYHS: 
Yes
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
c.1833
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, gouache, and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 20 1/2 x 13 1/8 in. (52.1 x 33.3 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: 
1863.17.199
Inscriptions: 
Birds numbered in brown ink upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2."; inscribed diagonally at upper right corner in graphite: "99"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1833
eMuseum Object ID: 
27523
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra), Havell plate no. 197

Collections: 
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Classification: 
DRAWINGS
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1832
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, gouache, and black ink with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 29 5/16 x 21 1/16 in. (74.5 x 53.5 cm) Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.197
Marks: 
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 183[?]
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Young Male"; at lower right: "Ala..[?] Canadensis / (vulgo) Hemlock Spruce"; birds numbered in brown ink counterclockwise from the lower right: "1"; "3"; "2."; "5"; "5."; "4"; "4"; verso inscriptions illegible
Gallery Label: 
The background flora has been identified as Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1832
eMuseum Object ID: 
27522
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Creative: Tronvig Group