Collection Highlights
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
ca. 1700-1725
1952.80
Oil on canvas
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Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina), Havell plate no. 73
Title
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina), Havell plate no. 73
Date
1822
Medium
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).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
