Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia), Havell plate no. 310
1821
Place madeLouisiana, United States, North America
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and gouache with touches of black ink and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Sheet (paper): 16 1/2 × 22 5/8 in. (41.9 × 57.5 cm)
Sheet (paper): 16 1/2 × 22 5/8 in. (41.9 × 57.5 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.310
Scene of Bayou Sara in background sketched in pencil.
DescriptionAdults in transition from spotted summer plumage to unspotted winter plumage.InscribedInscribed at lower left in graphite: "J.J. Audubon"; below: "J. J"; at lower right: "65 / Louisianna -- / August --"; at lower center[erased]: "...Piper"; erased inscriptions in lower register
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
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John James Audubon
1833
1863.17.334