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Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), Study for Havell pl. 21
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), Study for Havell pl. 21
Artist/Maker (1785 – 1851)

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), Study for Havell pl. 21

ca. 1825
Place madeLouisiana, United States, North America
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, gouache, and black ink with touches of scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Sheet: 29 3/4 × 20 7/8 in. (75.6 × 53 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon. Adopt-an-Audubon Bird sponsor: Nancy Newcomb and John Hargraves.
1863.17.21
The background flora has been identified as Yellow jessamine (Gelsemium empervirens). The rattle snake was copied from a drawing made at Oakley Plantation August 25, 1821.
MarkingsWatermark: JWHATMAN / 18[?]
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
  • Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America