Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Other Artist
Maria Martin
(1796 - 1863)
Other Artist
John Woodhouse Audubon
(1812 - 1862)
Related person
William Swainson
(1789 - 1855)
Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii), Study for Havell pl. 198; six studies of bills and claws
ca. 1832
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, black ink, and pastel with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Sheet (paper): 21 3/16 × 14 3/16 in. (53.8 × 36 cm)
Sheet (paper): 21 3/16 × 14 3/16 in. (53.8 × 36 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.198
The background flora has been identified as Flame azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum).
MarkingsWatermark: JWHATMAN / 1830
InscribedInscribed at lower left in gray ink, above upper studies: "Bill & hind toe with claw / of the Sylvia vermivora"; below, above lower studies: "Bill, hind toe & claw / of the present species. --"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
John James Audubon
1829
1863.17.115
John James Audubon
1829
1863.17.96
John James Audubon
1821
1863.17.154
John James Audubon
1822–1824
1863.17.34
