Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Least Tern (Sternula antillarum), Havell plate no. 319
1821; ca. 1833
Place madeLouisiana, United States, North America
Watercolor, collage, graphite, and gouache with touches of black ink and black chalk, and scratching out on paper, laid on card
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Sheet (paper): 21 3/8 in. × 15 in. (54.3 × 38.1 cm)
Sheet (paper): 21 3/8 in. × 15 in. (54.3 × 38.1 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.319
DescriptionImmature, above; adult, below.InscribedInscribed at lower left in graphite: "No. 58 -- 290 -- / 64 4th Volume"; at lower center in brown ink: "Lesser Tern. Adult 1. Young 2 / STERNA MINUTA, L."; birds numbered lower and upper respectively: "1"; "2"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
John James Audubon
1831
1863.17.336
John James Audubon
1833
1863.17.224
John James Audubon
ca. 1832–1833
1863.17.286
