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Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis), Havell plate no. 389
Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis), Havell plate no. 389
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Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis), Havell plate no. 389

1821; ca. 1836
Place madeLouisiana, United States, North America
Watercolor, collage, graphite, black ink, pastel, and black chalk with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Sheet (paper): 18 13/16 × 11 5/8 in. (47.8 × 29.5 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.389
DescriptionFemale, above; males, below.
InscribedInscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 71 / 78 Pl. 389"; below in brown ink: "Drawn from Nature by. J.J. Audubon / Louisiana July 29th 1821."; at lower right in graphite: "Plate 353 / No 41[crossed out]"; below in brown ink: "Red Cockaded Woodpecker Male / Picus Querellus."; below in graphite: "Males 1, Female 2"; two upper birds numbered lower and upper respectively: "1"; "2"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
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  • Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America