Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica). Havell plate no. 403
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Date:
1838
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of gouache and glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 16 13/16 x 23 1/16 in. (42.7 x 58.6 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Male, summer plumage
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.403
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite[erased]: "No 87. / Plate 403."; at center: "American Golden-eyed Duck. Summer plumage Aud. -- / Clangula americana. / Male --."; to right of tail: "16 feathers."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
25320
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Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea), Havell plate no. 3
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Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and gouache with touches of black ink and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Sheet: 18 1/8 × 11 7/8 in. (46 × 30.2 cm)
Description:
Male and female
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.3
Inscriptions:
Erased inscriptions in lower register
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Cane vine (Smilax laurifolia).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
25045
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Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla), Havell plate no. 405
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Date:
1838
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and black ink with traces of black chalk and scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (36.8 x 47 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Winter plumage
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.405
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at middle right in graphite with an "X" and an arrow instructing the engraver to move the right bird higher in the engraving.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
25025
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Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), Havell plate no. 404
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Date:
c. 1838
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, pastel, and black chalk with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 1/4 x 19 5/8 in. (36.2 x 49.8 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Summer plumage, left; juvenile or winter plumage, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.404
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper left in graphite[erased]: "No one / … / … of the leg is yellow for about 3/4 of an Inch"; at lower left: "No 81. / Plate 404. / J.J.A."; at lower center: "Eared Grebe. -- Podiceps aurelus -- / …Adult 1. Young first Winter 2. --"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
24736
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Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa), Havell plate no. 238
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Date:
1822; 1832
Medium:
Watercolor, collage, graphite, pastel, black ink, and black chalk on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 14 5/8 x 21 1/2 in. (37.1 x 54.6 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Winter plumage
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.238
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Birds numbered in graphite left and right respectively: "1"; "2"; verso inscriptions in brown ink illegible
Gallery Label:
Bird with spread wings painted in LA in 1822; composition completed in Florida Keys probably in the Spring of 1832; two birds at lower right pasted on
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
24614
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Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor), Havell plate no. 14
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Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, and gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 11/16 x 11 11/16 in. (47.5 x 29.7 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:
1863.17.14
Marks:
Watermark: TURKEY MILLS / JWHATMAN / 18[?]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No. 3--"; below in brown ink: "Drawn from Nature by John. J. Audubon / Bayou Sarah Louisianna Sepr 5th 1821"; at lower left of center in brown ink: "Prairie Warblers Male & femalle / Sylvia Minuta"; at lower right in graphite[two lines erased]: "F... / ..."
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Sedge (possibly Cyperus strigosus).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
23329
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Common Loon (Gavia immer), Havell plate no. 306
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Date:
1819?; 1833
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, black ink, and gouache with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 25 7/16 x 37 1/8 in. (64.6 x 94.3 cm)
Mat: 35 x 47 in. (88.9 x 119.4 cm)
Description:
Winter plumage, left; summer plumage, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.306
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 183[?]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite with horizonal and vertical framing lines to indicate placement of the image on the engraving plate
Gallery Label:
Bird on left modeled from specimen shot 1819; bird on right begun on July 9, 1833 in Labrador
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
23203
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Barn Owl (Tyto alba), Havell plate no. 171
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Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, black ink, and gouache with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 37 11/16 x 25 1/2 in. (95.7 x 64.8 cm)
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.171
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN [reversed]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink over earlier graphite[by another hand?]: "Weight 1 lb 6/16 / Length from bill to Tail 16 Inches -- / Do --- Do Do claws -- 19 -- Do -- / Breadth -- 3 feet 6 Inches -- / 3d & 4th Primaries longest -- / New Jersey July 1832 / J.J.A"; birds numbered in graphite lower and upper respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label:
The owls were given to Audubon by Dr. Richard Harlan of Philly; Havell added a night scene for the engraving
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
22879
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Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis), Havell plate no. 349
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Date:
1836
Medium:
Pastel, graphite, watercolor, and black ink with scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 11 1/2 x 16 3/4 in. (29.2 x 42.5 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Adult male, left; chick, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.349
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 70. Plate 349."; at lower center: "Least Water hen -- Edward. / Rallus Jamaicensis, Gmel. 1 Adult Male. 2. Youngling --"; birds numbered left and right respectively: "1"; "2"
Gallery Label:
In Havell plate a background of tall grass and water was added to complete the plate
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1836
eMuseum Object ID:
22773
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Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus); sketches of two beaks and a talon
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Date:
1809
Medium:
Pastel, black chalk, and graphite with scratching out on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 24 5/16 x 18 5/16 in. (61.8 x 46.5 cm)
Mat: 35 x 27 in. (88.9 x 68.6 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.18.19
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 161"; at lower right of center: "Ongle de / derriere"; at lower right: "Longueur total --- 24 Po[pouces, cut] / Anvergure[sic] 60. Do[cut] / pese 4 lb / Pennes a longueur -- 12.00 / Chute de L'Ohio / 29th Decembr 1809. / peu farouche moins / tres Rare Jai vu / trois en plein Jour."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
22595
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