Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis), Havell plate no. 105
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and pastel with touches of gouache and black ink, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 7/16 x 11 7/16 in. (46.8 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:
1863.17.105
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "Red breasted Nuthatch / male 1. F. 2. / Sitta Canadensis. --"; at lower right: "No 21. Plate 105."; birds numbered upper and lower respecitvely: "1"; "2"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
26793
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Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina), Havell plate no. 104
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Date:
1821
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Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 7/16 x 11 7/16 in. (46.8 x 29.1 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:
1863.17.104
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 21. Plate 104. / No 10.[1?crossed out] / Plate 48[over 7]."; at lower right in graphite: "Robinia Pseudacacia"; below in brown ink: "Chipping Sparrow. --- / Fringilla Socialis. -- / Plant Vulgo Black Locust. / Robinia Pseudacacia John. J. Audubon"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
26792
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Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis), Havell plate no. 103
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Date:
1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black pastel, gouache, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 5/8 x 11 7/16 in. (47.3 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:
1863.17.103
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower right in brown ink: "Canada Flycatcher. Male 1. F. 2. / Sylvia pardalina. / Plant Rhododendron maximun / (Vulgo). Laurel -- / Great Pine Swamp Augt. 1st. / J.J.A."; at lower center: "No. 21. / Plate 103."; birds numbered upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Rosebay rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
26791
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Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata), Havell plate no. 102
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Date:
c. 1825
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 23 13/16 x 18 15/16 in. (60.5 x 48.1 cm)
Mat: 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
Description:
Female, left and upper right; male, lower right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.102
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "Blue Jay male 1. F. 2. & 3 / Corvus cristatus / Plant"; birds numbered counter clockwise from middle right: "1"; "2"; "3"
Gallery Label:
The background flora is unfinished.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
26790
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Common Raven (Corvus corax), Havell plate no. 101
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Date:
1829
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Watercolor, pastel, black ink, gouache, and graphite with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 35 13/16 x 25 7/16 in. (91 x 64.6 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description:
Male
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.101
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite [erased]: "...Male Adult about 7..."; below in brown ink: "No 1. Plate 101."; at lower center: "Raven male adult. -- / Corvus Corax / Plant Juglans laciniosa / (Vulgo) Thick shell-bark Hickory."
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as shellbark hickory (Carya laciniosa).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
26789
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Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), Havell plate no. 98 (variantly numbered plate 100 as in N-YHS copy); sketches of an egg and a feather
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Date:
1824
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Watercolor, graphite, gouache, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 15/16 x 11 13/16 in. (48.1 x 30 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:
1863.17.100
Inscriptions:
Inscribed under egg at left in graphite: "usually 5."; at lower left in gray ink: "Drawn by John J. Audubon / from Nature - Philadelphia May 17th, 1824"; at lower center in gray and brown ink: "Green-blue, or White Bellied Swallow Male 1. F. 2. / Hirundo Vividis[crossed out] bicolor"; at lower right: "No 20. / Plate 100."; upper and lower birds numbered respectively in brown ink: "1"; "2"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1824
eMuseum Object ID:
26786
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Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater), Havell plate no. 99
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Date:
1824
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 11 5/8 x 19 in. (29.5 x 48.3 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Female, left; male, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.99
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink[abraded]: "No 20. / Plate 99."; at left lower center: "Cow Bunting male 1. F. 2 / Icterus pecoris"; birds numbered right and left respectively: "1"; "2"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1824
eMuseum Object ID:
26785
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Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus), Havell plate no. 20
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Date:
1822
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, and graphite with touches of black ink and gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 19 x 11 3/4 in. (48.3 x 29.8 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Female above; male below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.20
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite[erased]: "No. 4 / Plate 20"; at upper right: "Male / 1"; at middle right: "Female / 2"; at upper right corner: "20"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as probably Hibiscus lasiocarpus.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
26783
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Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina), Havell plate no. 73
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Date:
1822
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Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of gouache, scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 7/8 x 11 11/16 in. (47.9 x 29.7 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:
1863.17.73
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left: "No 15. plate 73. / Published / 1829. / Weight 1 1/2 oze -- / April 21st 1822. / J.J.A"; at lower right: "Wood Thrush / male 1. F.2. / Turdus mustelinus / Plant Cornus Florida / Vulgo Dog-wood"; birds numbered upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
26781
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Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla), Havell plate no. 19
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Date:
1821
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Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and outlining with a stylus with touches of gouache, black ink, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 1/2 x 11 9/16 in. (47 x 29.4 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:
1863.17.19
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at the lower left in brown ink: "Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon / Bayou Sarah Louisiana Sepr 27th 1821"; to right of lower center: "Louisiana Watter Thrush / Turdus Ludovicinius"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
26780
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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