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Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea), Havell plate no. 307; sketch of a second bird
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea), Havell plate no. 307; sketch of a second bird
Artist/Maker (1785 – 1851)
Other Artist (ca. 1800 - 1870)

Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea), Havell plate no. 307; sketch of a second bird

ca. 1832
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of gouache, scratching out, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Sheet (paper): 20 3/8 × 28 15/16 in. (51.8 × 73.5 cm)
Mat: 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x 104.1 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.307
Another version of an unpublished drawing Little Blue Heron (1863.18.39); for the plate version, Havell included a heron in the white plumage of the young standing in the left background.
DescriptionAdult, breeding plumage
InscribedInscribed at upper right in graphite[cut]: "…with…crooked... / you will cut out and place near or on the outline / made on this try to Shew a portion or the whol[cut] / of one leg and foot. --"[indicating outline of second stationary bird in profile at upper right]; birds numbered left and right respectively: "1"; "2"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
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  • Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America