Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Other Artist
John Woodhouse Audubon
(1812 - 1862)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis), Study for Havell pl. 189
1832-33
Place madeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, black ink, and black chalk on paper, laid on card
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Sheet (paper): 21 1/16 × 14 3/16 in. (53.5 × 36 cm)
Sheet (paper): 21 1/16 × 14 3/16 in. (53.5 × 36 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.189
DescriptionAdults, winter plumage, upper left and lower right; immature, winter plumage, below.InscribedInscribed at lower right in graphite: "J.J.A"; erased inscriptions in lower register
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) and White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura), Study for Havell pl. 418
John James Audubon
1838
1863.17.418
John James Audubon
1819; ca. 1835
1863.17.365
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John James Audubon
1833
1863.17.334
John James Audubon
1832-33
1863.17.254