Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus), Havell plate no. 305
1822
Place madeLouisiana, United States, North America
Watercolor, oil, pastel, black chalk, and graphite with touches of black ink and varnish on paper, laid on card
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Sheet (paper): 14 5/16 × 21 3/8 in. (36.4 × 54.3 cm)
Sheet (paper): 14 5/16 × 21 3/8 in. (36.4 × 54.3 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.305
For the Havell plate, three small figures of birds in the distance were deleted.
InscribedInscribed at upper left in graphite "61"; at lower right: "Purple...Male / Spring plumage[cut]"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
John James Audubon
1836-37
1863.17.371
John James Audubon
ca. 1832-1833
1863.17.332
John James Audubon
1819; ca. 1835
1863.17.365
