Collection Highlights
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
ca. 1700-1725
1952.80
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia), Havell plate no. 65
Title
Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia), Havell plate no. 65
Date
1808; c. 1825
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, and pastel on two sheets of paper laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 17 3/4 x 11 3/8 in. (45.1 x 28.9 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description
Immature males; Audubon originally called this bird the Rathbone Warbler in honor of the William Rathbone family of Liverpool, who entertained him and were instrumental in introducing him to potential subscribers in Britain.
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.65
Marks
Watermark: [cut TURKEY] MILLS
Inscriptions
Inscribed at the lower left in brown ink: "No 13. Plate 65. / Published 1829. / Drawn from Nature / Falls of Ohio -- July 1st. 1808. -- / J.J. Audubon"; at lower center: "Rathbone's Warbler males / Sylvia Rathboni / Plant Bignonia capreolata"
Gallery Label
The background flora has been identified as Crossvine or Trumpet flower (Anisostichus capreolata); upper right hand corner is an early pastel drawing which Audubon incorporated into this composition
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
