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The Indian: The Dying Chief Contemplating the Progress of Civilization
1856
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White marble and wood
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Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea), Havell plate no. 122
Title
Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea), Havell plate no. 122
Date
1821; 1829
Medium
Watercolor, collage, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 29 5/16 x 20 9/16 in. (74.5 x 52.2 cm)
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Description
Adult male, above; adult female, center; immature male, below
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.122
Marks
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1821
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Loxia caerulea -- / Blue Gros-beak -- / Male 1. F. 2. Young & Nest 3. --- / April 15. 1821 -- / New Orleans --"; at upper right: "No 19"; above in corner: "22"; birds numbered counterclockwise from upper center: "1"; "2"; "3"
Gallery Label
The background flora has been identified as Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida); immature male painted 1829; other birds painted April 15, 1821
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
