Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis), Study for Havell pl. 103
1829
Place madePennsylvania, United States, North America
Watercolor, graphite, black pastel, gouache, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Sheet: 18 5/8 × 11 7/16 in. (47.3 × 29.1 cm)
Sheet: 18 5/8 × 11 7/16 in. (47.3 × 29.1 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.103
The background flora has been identified as Rosebay rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum).
DescriptionMale, above; female, below.InscribedInscribed and signed at lower right in brown ink: "Canada Flycatcher. Male 1. F. 2. / Sylvia pardalina. / Plant Rhododendron maximun / (Vulgo). Laurel -- / Great Pine Swamp Augt. 1st. / J.J.A."; at lower center: "No. 21. / Plate 103."; birds numbered upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
John James Audubon
ca. 1821; 1833
1863.17.201
John James Audubon
1821; ca. 1822
1863.17.145
John James Audubon
1812; ca. 1825
1863.17.59
