Collection Highlights
Parure
ca. 1820
1920.11-17
Cut steel
Support the New-York Historical Society
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus), Havell plate no. 259
Title
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus), Havell plate no. 259
Date
c. 1833
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black chalk with touches of black ink and gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 14 3/4 x 21 3/8 in. (37.5 x 54.3 cm)
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description
Breeding plumage, left; winter plumage, right
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.259
Marks
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1830 [reversed]
Inscriptions
Inscribed at upper left in graphite: "No 58 -- 289"; at lower center: "Horned Grebe. Adult Male Spring plumage 1. Young Winter 2 --- / Podiceps cornutus, Lath."; birds are numbered left and right respectively: "1"; "2"; verso inscriptions in brown ink illegible
Gallery Label
Original copper plate and uncolored proof housed in the U.S. National Museum (1938)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
