Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), Havell plate no. 67
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Date:
1822
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, and gouache with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 23 3/4 x 18 1/2 in. (60.3 x 47 cm), irregular
Mat: 34 x 26 in. (86.4 x 66 cm)
Description:
Male, above; immature male, center left; female, center right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.67
Marks:
Watermark: TURKEY MILLS / JWHATMAN / 1811
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at middle left in graphite: "Weight -- 2 ozes / Male 12 months old"; at the lower left in brown ink: "No 14. Plate 67. / Published 1829. / John. J. Audubon"; at lower right of center: "Red-winged Starling Adult Male 1. Young Male 2. / Female old 1./ [over in graphite]3Young 2./ [over in graphite]4 --- / Icterus phoeniceus. / Plant Acer rubrum / Vulgo Swamp Maple. --"; at middle right in graphite: "Weight 1 5/8 oze / old female"; at upper right: "old Male / Weight 2 oze 3/8"; birds numbered clockwise from upper right: "1"; "3"; "4"; "2"; at upper right corner: "67"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Red ample (Acer rubrum)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
27366
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Great Egret (Ardea alba), Havell plate no. 386
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Is owned by NYHS:
Yes
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Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, collage, gouache, white lead pigment, and black ink with scraping on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 24 1/4 x 35 3/4 in. (61.6 x 90.8 cm)Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Description:
Male, breeding plumage. A Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum), was inserted into Havell plate no. 386, Great Egret, from a watercolor vignette in the lower left corner of 1863.17.372, Swainson's Hawk.
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.386
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite[crossed out]: "No 69. Plate 341."; at lower left of center: "Great White Heron male Spring Dress. -- / Ardea alba -- L."; at lower right of center[partially erased]: "76 pl 386"
Gallery Label:
Protected by wildlife conservation laws passed earlier this century.
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
27363
Exclude from TMS update:
OFF
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Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), Havell plate no. 66
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Date:
c. 1825-1826
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, black ink, graphite, gouache, and white lead pigment with selective glazing and outlining with a stylus on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 38 1/4 x 25 1/16 in. (97.2 x 63.7 cm) **Before Conservation
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description:
Male, left; female, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.66
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 14. Plate 66. / Published / 1829."; to right: "Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Male 1. F.2 & 3. -- / Picus principalis --"; signed below: "Drawn from Nature by John. J. Audubon -- / Louisianna. --"
Gallery Label:
MMA has an oil painting of this watercolor
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1826
eMuseum Object ID:
27328
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Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dominica), Havell plate no. 85
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Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, graphite, black ink, and gouache with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 13/16 x 11 5/8 in. (47.8 x 29.5 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:
1863.17.85
Marks:
Watermark: TURKEY MILLS / JWHATMAN / 1818 [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink[over erased graphite]: "No 17. / Plate 85. / Yellow Throat Warbler Male / Sylvia Flavicollis[crossed out] pensilis / Castanea pumila / Vulgo Chink-apin. / Drawn from Nature by John. J. Audubon / Louisiana Augt 1821. F.R.S. - L.S."
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Allegheny chinkapin (Castanea pumila).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
27320
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Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia), Havell plate no. 65
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Date:
1808; c. 1825
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and pastel on two sheets of paper laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 17 3/4 x 11 3/8 in. (45.1 x 28.9 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Immature males; Audubon originally called this bird the Rathbone Warbler in honor of the William Rathbone family of Liverpool, who entertained him and were instrumental in introducing him to potential subscribers in Britain.
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.65
Marks:
Watermark: [cut TURKEY] MILLS
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at the lower left in brown ink: "No 13. Plate 65. / Published 1829. / Drawn from Nature / Falls of Ohio -- July 1st. 1808. -- / J.J. Audubon"; at lower center: "Rathbone's Warbler males / Sylvia Rathboni / Plant Bignonia capreolata"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Crossvine or Trumpet flower (Anisostichus capreolata); upper right hand corner is an early pastel drawing which Audubon incorporated into this composition
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
27296
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Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana), Havell plate no. 64
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Date:
c. 1812; c. 1825
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 9/16 x 12 in. (47.1 x 30.5 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:
1863.17.64
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 13. Plate 64. / Published / 1829. --"; below: "Drawn from Nature by Lucy Audubon, / Mr Havell will please have Lucy Audubon names / on this plate instead of mine. ---"; at lower center: "Swamp Sparrow Male -- / Spiza palustris / Plant Vulgo May Apple -- / Podophyllum peltatum"; at lower right [crossed out]: "Plant Podophyllum peltatum"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Mandrake, Mandragora or May apple (Podophyllum peltatum); bird probably painted ca. 1812; plant probably painted ca. 1825
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
27295
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White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus), Havell plate no. 63
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Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and gouache with touches of black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 7/8 x 11 13/16 in. (47.9 x 30 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:
1863.17.63
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No. 13. / Plate 63. / Published / 1829. / Drawn from Nature by John. J. Audubon / New Orleans April 11th 1821"; at lower center[over erased graphite and scraped out ink inscriptions]: "White Eyed Flycatcher Male --- / Vireo noveboracensis / Plant Melia Azedarach / Vulgo. Pride of China ----"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Chinaberry (Melia azedarach)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
27294
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Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
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Date:
1820
Medium:
Pastel, watercolor, graphite, black ink, and black chalk with touches of gouache on two sheets of paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 11/16 x 18 5/16 in. (47.5 x 46.5 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Downy young
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.18.22
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
27290
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Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
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Classification:
Date:
1820
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of gouache and scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 28 7/16 x 18 15/16 in. (72.2 x 48.1 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:
1863.18.23
Inscriptions:
Inscribed to right of lower center in brown ink: "Black Vulture or Carrion Crow / Vultur Atratus / drawn from Nature by John. J. Audubon / Mathews' Bend, Mississipi Decr 21. 1820"; at lower right: "Total length 2. 3/12 feet / Bill to tail -- 2. 1/12 -- " / Breadth --- 5 --- " / Weight -- 5 lb"[probably Matthew's Bend, Chicot County, Arkansas]
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
27288
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Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii), Havell plate no. 70; detail of a bird tail
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Date:
1820
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, graphite, gouache, pastel, black chalk, and selective outlining with a stylus on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 17 1/4 x 11 1/8 in. (43.8 x 28.3 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:
1863.17.70
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink under tail sketch: "Shape of Tail"; below: "Drawn at Cincinnati April 12th 1820 / by John. J. Audubon --"; at lower center [over erased inscriptions]: "Henslow's Bunting / Ammodramus Henslowii -- / 1 Spigelia marilandica / 2 Phlox aristata"; at lower right: "No. 14 Plate 70 / Published / 1829. --"; flowers numbered upper and lower: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Rose vervain (Verbena canadensis) and Indian pink (Spigelia marilandica)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
27287
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