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Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus), Study for Havell pl. 76
Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus), Study for Havell pl. 76
Artist/Maker (1785 – 1851)

Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus), Study for Havell pl. 76

ca. 1825
Place madeUnited States, North America
Watercolor, pastel, graphite, black ink, oil, gouache, black chalk, collage, and outlining with a stylus on paper, with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Sheet: 25 13/16 × 39 3/8 in. (65.6 × 100 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.76
Blades of grass in foreground pasted on.
DescriptionImmature hawk attacking male, female and young Bobwhites.
InscribedInscribed at upper right in brown ink: "No 16. plate 76. Published 1829[crossed out] 1830. / Virginian Partridge. / Males adult 1. / Do " -- Young -- 2. / Females adult -- 3 / Do "-- Young -- 4. / very Young birds 5. / perdix Virginiana"; 18 partridges numbered in brown ink as per preceding identification
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  • Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
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Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus), Study for Havell pl. 71
John James Audubon
ca. 1822
1863.17.71
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus), Study for Havell pl. 56
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus), Study for Havell pl. 56
John James Audubon
ca. 1826
1863.17.56
Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) and Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii), Study for Havell pl. 141
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John James Audubon
1809; ca. 1810-1819; ca. 1829
1863.17.141
Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii), Study for Havell pl. 70; detail of a bird tail
Henslow's Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii), Study for Havell pl. 70; detail of a bird tail
John James Audubon
1820
1863.17.70
Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pitus) and Crested Bobwhite (Colinus cristatus), Study for Havell pl. 423
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John James Audubon
1838
1863.17.423
Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), Study for Havell pl. 66
Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), Study for Havell pl. 66
John James Audubon
ca. 1825-1826
1863.17.66
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota), Study for Havell pl. 68
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota), Study for Havell pl. 68
John James Audubon
1820; 1825
1863.17.68
Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla), Study for Havell pl. 19
Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla), Study for Havell pl. 19
John James Audubon
1821
1863.17.19
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus), Study for Havell pl. 422
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus), Study for Havell pl. 422
John James Audubon
1838
1863.17.422
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), Study for Havell pl. 61
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), Study for Havell pl. 61
John James Audubon
1814; after 1821
1863.17.61
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus), Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Red-shafted, Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber), Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis), and Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus), Study for Havell pl. 416
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus), Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Red-shafted, Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber), Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis), and Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus), Study for Havell pl. 416
John James Audubon
1822; Winter 1836-37
1863.17.416
Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis harlani), Study for Havell pl. 86
Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis harlani), Study for Havell pl. 86
John James Audubon
ca. 1829-1830
1863.17.86