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Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), Study for Havell pl. 111
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), Study for Havell pl. 111
Artist/Maker (1785 – 1851)

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), Study for Havell pl. 111

ca. 1824-1829
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Sheet: 37 7/8 × 25 3/16 in. (96.2 × 64 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.111
The background flora has been identified as Fox grapes (Vitis labrusca) or Cat grapes (Vitis palmata) or Raccoon grape (Vitis aestivalis).
DescriptionFemale, upper right; male, upper left; immature males, below.
MarkingsWatermark: JWHATMAN / [illegible] MILL
InscribedInscribed at lower left of center in brown ink: "No 21. / Plate 101."; at lower center: "Pileated Woodpecker adult male 1. adult Female 2. / Young males 3.4 / Picus"; birds numbered clockwise from middle left in graphite: "1"; "2"; "3"; "4"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
  • Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
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1863.17.417
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Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), Study for Havell pl. 132
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1863.17.132
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1863.17.393
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), Study for Havell pl. 47
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1863.17.47
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura), Study for Havell pl. 17
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura), Study for Havell pl. 17
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1863.17.17
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon), Study for Havell pl. 77
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon), Study for Havell pl. 77
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Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus), Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Red-shafted, Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber), Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis), and Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus), Study for Havell pl. 416
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus), Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Red-shafted, Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber), Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis), and Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus), Study for Havell pl. 416
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1863.17.416
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius), Study for Havell pl. 42
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius), Study for Havell pl. 42
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1863.17.42
Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis), Havell plate no. 389
Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis), Havell plate no. 389
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1821; ca. 1836
1863.17.389
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea), Study for Havell pl. 88
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea), Study for Havell pl. 88
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1863.17.88
White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera), Havell plate no. 364
White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera), Havell plate no. 364
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1863.17.364
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), Study for Havell pl. 127
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), Study for Havell pl. 127
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1863.17.127