Collection Highlights
Mrs. William Walton (1708-1786)
ca. 1750
1902.4
Oil on canvas
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Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) and Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea), Havell plate no. 415
Title
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) and Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea), Havell plate no. 415
Date
c. 1836
Medium
Watercolor, collage, pastel, black chalk, graphite, and black ink with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 19 1/2 x 12 3/8 in. (49.5 x 31.4 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description
Brown Creepers, above and left; Pygmy Nuthatches, right center
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.415
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Brown Creeper / Certhia familiarus --"; at lower center: "No 83 -- Plate 415."; at lower right: "Sitta pygmea, Vigors. -- / North-west of America"; birds numbered in brown ink and graphite clockwise from upper right: "1"; "3"; "1 / 4"; "2 / 2"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
