Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Havell plate no. 11
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Classification:
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Date:
1822
Medium:
Watercolor, collage, black ink, graphite, pastel, and white lead pigment with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 38 3/8 x 23 11/16 in. (97.5 x 60.2 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description:
Immature male. Audubon originally thought this bird was an adult of an eagle species distinct from the Bald Eagle and named it in honor of George Washington.
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.11
Marks:
Mount watermark: JWHATMAN [1830s]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left on a diagonal in three parts in black ink: "SEA EAGLE / FALCO Ossifragus"; "Drawn from Nature / by / John. J. Audubon / New Orleans 1822."; "Male. / Total Length 3 feet 6 1/2 /12 / Breadth -- 10 " -- 1/12 / Weight -- 14lb[#?] 12/16."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
27003
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis), Havell plate no. 5
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Classification:
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Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, gouache, graphite, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. (47.6 x 29.5 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:
1863.17.5
Marks:
Watermark: TURKEY MILLS / JWHATMAN
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite[erased]: "No...."; at lower left in brown ink: "Drawn from Nature by John. J. Audubon / Bayou Sarah Oct.r 5th 1821."; at lower center: "Cypress Swamp Fly Catcher Male. / Muscicapa"; below, in graphite[erased]: "…A. W."; erased inscriptions in lower register
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
27002
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Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus), Havell plate no. 352
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Date:
1834
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black chalk with touches of black ink and gouache, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 28 11/16 x 21 1/4 in. (72.9 x 54 cm)
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Description:
Male, above left; female, below right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.352
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMA[cut]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in graphite: "Black winged Hawk / Male 1 F. 2.[cut]"; at lower right: "Plate 352. / No 71"; birds numbered lower and upper respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label:
The beetle, probably the work of Maria Martin, does not appear in Havell's engraving
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1834
eMuseum Object ID:
27000
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Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata), Havell plate no. 235
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Classification:
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Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black pastel, black chalk, and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 9/16 x 19 7/8 in. (37 x 50.5 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Breeding plumage
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.235
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 18[?]0 [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper left in graphite: "[cut]56 -- 280 --"; erased inscriptions at lower right; verso inscriptions in brown ink illegible
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
26995
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Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia), Havell plate no. 35
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Classification:
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Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 7/8 x 11 3/4 in. (47.9 x 29.8 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Immature above; male below. Audubon originally called this bird Children's Warbler after John George Children (1777-1852), a fellow and secretary of the Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge.
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.35
Marks:
Watermark: TURKEY MILLS / JWHATMAN / 1817 [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "Drawn from Nature by John J. Audubon / James Pirrie's Esqr. Plantation August 4th 1821"; at lower right: "Louisiana Warbler Male"; in graphite: "& female."; below in brown ink: "[crossed out]Sylvia Ludovicianna / Sylvia Childreni --"; below: "Plant"; in graphite: "…[illegilble] / Spanish…"; lower and upper birds numbered respectively in graphite: "1"; "2"; at upper right corner: "35"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Coffee senna (cassia occidentalis). The female bird was painted on August 4 and the young bird was added on August 29.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
26966
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Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorus), Havell plate no. 34
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Date:
1822
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, gouache, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 19 1/4 x 12 in. (48.9 x 30.5 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:
1863.17.34
Inscriptions:
Inscribed faintly at lower center in graphite[erased]: "Worm..."; at upper right corner: "34"; erased inscriptions in lower register
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
26965
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Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), Havell plate no. 237
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Classification:
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Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 19 1/8 x 23 15/16 in. (48.6 x 60.8 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:
1863.17.237
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Curlew / [three lines erased]"; at lower left of center: "Drawn from Nature / by John. J. Audubon"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
26961
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Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus), Havell plate no. 4
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Classification:
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Date:
1824
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, black ink, and pastel with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Sheet: 18 7/8 in. × 12 in. (47.9 × 30.5 cm)
Description:
Males above; female below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.4
Inscriptions:
Erased inscriptions in lower register
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Larch (Larix laricina).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1824
eMuseum Object ID:
26958
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Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) and Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea), Havell plate no. 354
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Date:
1836-1837
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and gouache with touches of black ink and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 5/8 x 13 13/16 in. (54.9 x 35.1 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Male Western Tanager, upper right and upper left; male Scarlet Tanager, center; female Scarlet Tanager, below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.354
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink[below margin line ruled in graphite]: "1. 2. Louisana Tanager / Tanagra ludoviciana, Wils. / 1 & 2. Males Spring plumage. / No 71."; at lower center: "J.J.A"; at lower right of center: "Scarlet Tanager. Tanagra rubra, L. / 3 old Male Spring plumage / 4 old Female Do Do. -- " -- / Plate 354. -- / Plant / Laurus carolinens[cut]"; at middle right in graphite[cut]: "Mr Havell will... / please attend... / the Jaggings of... / Bills -- "; birds numbered in brown ink clockwise from upper left: "1"; "2"; "3"; "4"; vertical line in graphite indicates right margin for placement on copper plate
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified asRedbay or Laurel tree (Persea borbonia) painted by Maria Martin
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1837
eMuseum Object ID:
26913
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Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), Havell plate no. 224
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Classification:
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Date:
1833
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, black ink, and gouache with touches of scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 1/2 x 21 7/16 in. (36.8 x 54.5 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Adult, front; immature, rear
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.224
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1830
Inscriptions:
Erased inscriptions at upper right; at middle right: "+", indicating position of right cloud to be added; birds numbered right and left respectively: "1"; "2"; verso inscriptions in brown ink illegible
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
26901
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