Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), Study for Havell pl. 61
1814; after 1821
Watercolor, collage, pastel, graphite, black chalk, black ink, and gouache on three pieces of paper, laid on card
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Sheet: 35 1/4 × 24 15/16 in. (89.5 × 63.3 cm)
Sheet: 35 1/4 × 24 15/16 in. (89.5 × 63.3 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.61
While the male owl was drawn in 1814, the rest of the composition was completed after 1821.
DescriptionImmature female, left; male, rightMarkingsWatermark: JWHATMAN
InscribedInscribed and signed at lower left in brown ink: "No 13. Plate 61. / Published 1829. / Drawn from Nature by / John. J. Audubon"; at lower right of center: "Great horned-Owl Male 1. F. Young / Strix Virginiana"; at lower right: "Weight-- 4 lb avoir du pois / Breadth 4 feet 8/12. Englis[h, cut, JJA uses the traditional English measuring system as opposed to the new French metric system instituted by Napoleon during this era] / Length 1--"--11/12.-- / Henderson Ky. Sepr. 21st 1814."
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
John James Audubon
ca. 1825
1863.17.57
John James Audubon
ca. 1825
1863.17.76
John James Audubon
1820; 1829
1863.17.157
John James Audubon
1809; ca. 1810-1819; ca. 1829
1863.17.141
John James Audubon
ca. 1821; 1830
1863.17.324