Collection Highlights
Mrs. William Walton (1708-1786)
ca. 1750
1902.4
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), Havell plate no. 21
Title
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), Havell plate no. 21
Date
c.1825
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, gouache, and black ink with touches of scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 29 3/4 x 20 7/8 in. (75.6 x 53 cm) Mat: 52 x 39 in. (132.1 x 99.1 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased for New-York Historical by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.21
Marks
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 18[?]
Gallery Label
The background flora has been identified as Yellow jessamine (Gelsemium empervirens). The rattle snake was copied from a drawing made at Oakley Plantation August 25, 1821.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
