Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus), Havell plate no. 78
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Date:
1822
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, charcoal, gouache, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 13/16 x 11 3/4 in. (47.8 x 29.8 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:
1863.17.78
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Æsculus Pavia"; below in brown ink: "No 16. Plate 78 / J.J. Audubon"; at lower right in graphite[erased]: "March [?] 1822"; below in brown ink: "Great Carolina Wren. Male1. F.2 / Troglodytes ludovicianus / Plant Vulgo. Dwarf horse chesnut. / Æsculus Pavia"; birds numbered upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2.-- "; faint erased inscriptions in graphite
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified asScarlet buckeye (Aesculus pavia)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
26696
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Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon), Havell plate no. 77
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Date:
c. 1812; 1822
Medium:
Watercolor, pastel, graphite, and gouache with touches of black ink and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 29 1/2 x 21 in. (74.9 x 53.3 cm)
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Description:
Males, upper left; females, lower right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.77
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left of center in brown ink: "No. 16. Plate 77. / Belted Kingsfisher. male 1.2. F. 3.-- / Alcedo alcion"; at lower right: "Published 1829.[over 30] / J.J.A --"; birds numbered counterclockwise from the top: "1"; "2"; "3."
Gallery Label:
The flying bird was painted in 1822; the pair below ca. 1812; colored engraving in N-YHS collections
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
26694
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Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus), Havell plate no. 76
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Date:
c. 1825
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Watercolor, pastel, graphite, black ink, oil, gouache, black chalk, collage, and outlining with a stylus on paper, with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 25 13/16 x 39 3/8 in. (65.6 x 100 cm)
Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Description:
Immature hawk attacking male, female and young Bobwhites
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.76
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper right in brown ink: "No 16. plate 76. Published 1829[crossed out] 1830. / Virginian Partridge. / Males adult 1. / Do " -- Young -- 2. / Females adult -- 3 / Do "-- Young -- 4. / very Young birds 5. / perdix Virginiana"; 18 partridges numbered in brown ink as per preceding identification
Gallery Label:
Blades of grass in foreground pasted on
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
26693
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus), Havell plate no. 2
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Date:
c. 1821-22
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 19 5/16 x 24 1/8 in. (49.1 x 61.3 cm)
Mat: 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x 104.1 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.2
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper right in graphite: "2"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as pawpaw (Asimina triloba).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
26691
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Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina), Havell plate no. 154
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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 x 11 7/16 in. (45.7 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:
1863.17.154
Marks:
Watermark: TURKEY MILLS / JWHATMAN
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "Drawn from Nature by John. J. Audubon / James Pirrie's Plantation Louisana Octr 17th 1821"; at lower center: "Tennessee Warbler Male / Sylvia Peregrina"; at middle right in graphite[erased]: "Long / Julio[?]"; at upper right corner :"54"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Dahoon (Ilex cassine).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
26690
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Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus), Havell plate no. 72
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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: 20 3/4 x 29 in. (52.7 x 73.7 cm)
Mat: 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Description:
Adult carrying a Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis).
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.72
Marks:
Watermark: WHATMAN
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 15. Plate 72. --- / Published 1829."; at lower center: "Swallow-tailed. Hawk. male -- Feml the Same. -- / Falco F[crossed out] furcatus / Snake [over crossed out "reptile"] vulgo --- Garter Snake. ---"; erased inscriptions in lower register
Gallery Label:
First drawing that was engraved in London by Robert Havell, Jr.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
26689
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American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), Havell plate no. 223
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Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 7/16 x 22 5/8 in. (36.7 x 57.5 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Adult male
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.223
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in gray ink: "Drawn by J.J.Audubon from Nature."; at lower center: "Pied Oyster Catcher. Male"
Gallery Label:
Two ships in background not included in engraving. This picture may actually represent an Old World oystercatcher rather than the American bird.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
26687
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Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), Havell plate no. 61
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Date:
1814; after 1821
Medium:
Watercolor, collage, pastel, graphite, black chalk, black ink, and gouache on three pieces of paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 35 1/4 x 24 15/16 in. (89.5 x 63.3 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Description:
Immature female, left; male, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.61
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower left in brown ink: "No 13. Plate 61. / Published 1829. / Drawn from Nature by / John. J. Audubon"; at lower right of center: "Great horned-Owl Male 1. F. Young / Strix Virginiana"; at lower right: "Weight-- 4 lb avoir du pois / Breadth 4 feet 8/12. Englis[h, cut, JJA uses the traditional English measuring system as opposed to the new French metric system instituted by Napoleon during this era] / Length 1--"--11/12.-- / Henderson Ky. Sepr. 21st 1814."
Gallery Label:
While the male owl was drawn in 1814, the rest of the composition was completed after 1821.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1814
eMuseum Object ID:
26686
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Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus), Havell plate no. 57
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Date:
c. 1825
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with selective glazing on two pieces of paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 26 15/16 x 18 13/16 in. (68.4 x 47.8 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:
1863.17.57
Marks:
Watermark: JW[cut]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 12. Plate 57. / Published 1829."; to right: "Loggerhead Shrike. / Lanius Carolinensis -- Plant. Smilax rotundifolia"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as probably Hagbrier (Smilax hispida). This watercolor is pieced at the bottom.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
26685
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Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), Havell plate no. 54
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Date:
1822
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, pastel, gouache, and white lead pigment with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 13/16 x 11 7/8 in. (47.8 x 30.2 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:
1863.17.54
Marks:
Watermark: TURKEY MILLS / JWHATMAN / 181[?]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 9. Plate 44.[crossed out] 54"; below in graphite inside bracket: "May 11th. 1822 / March --"; at lower right of center: "A"; at lower right in brown ink: "Rice Bird. male 1. F. 2. / Icterus agripennis.- / Plant vulgo. Water Maple / Acer rubrum / John. J. Audubon"; birds numbered in graphite upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Red maple (Acer rubrum). There is an uncolored version.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
26684
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