Collection Highlights
Study for "Departure of the Seventh Regiment for the War, April 19, 1861"
c. 1865-69
1946.174
Oil over graphite on brown paper, varnished, laid on heavy board, nailed and mounted on a wood panel
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina), Havell plate no. 104
Title
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina), Havell plate no. 104
Date
1821
Medium
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).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
