Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Other Artist
John Woodhouse Audubon
(1812 - 1862)
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra), Study for Havell pl. 197
1832
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, gouache, and black ink with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Sheet (paper): 29 5/16 × 21 1/16 in. (74.5 × 53.5 cm)
Sheet (paper): 29 5/16 × 21 1/16 in. (74.5 × 53.5 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.197
The background flora has been identified as Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis).
MarkingsWatermark: JWHATMAN / 183[?]
InscribedInscribed at lower left in graphite: "Young Male"; at lower right: "Ala..[?] Canadensis / (vulgo) Hemlock Spruce"; birds numbered in brown ink counterclockwise from the lower right: "1"; "3"; "2."; "5"; "5."; "4"; "4"; verso inscriptions illegible
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
John James Audubon
1821; reworked later
1863.17.51
John James Audubon
ca. 1821-1825
1863.17.27
John James Audubon
ca. 1821-1822
1863.17.2
John James Audubon
ca. 1825
1863.17.21
John James Audubon
1821
1863.17.109
