Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Study for Havell pl. no. 26
c. 1825
1863.17.26
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
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Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus), Havell plate no. 363
Title
Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus), Havell plate no. 363
Date
c. 1835-36
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions
Paper: 21 1/16 x 14 5/16 in. (53.5 x 36.4 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description
Female, above; male, below
Credit Line
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number
1863.17.363
Marks
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1834[?]
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 73 - Plate 363." at lower center: "Northern Cedar Bird / ...Bombycilla garrula. / Male 1. F. 2. --"; at lower right[erased]: "
Gallery Label
The background flora has been identified as American mountain ash (Sorbus americana)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
