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Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus), Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi), and Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis), Study for Havell pl. 419
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus), Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi), and Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis), Study for Havell pl. 419
Artist/Maker (1785 – 1851)

Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus), Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi), and Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis), Study for Havell pl. 419

1836
Place madeLondon, England, Europe
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink on paper, laid on card
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Sheet (paper): 21 1/4 × 14 9/16 in. (54 × 37 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.419
DescriptionMale Hermit Thrush, above; adult Townsend's Solitaire, center; immature Gray Jay, below.
MarkingsWatermark: JWHATMAN / 1837
InscribedInscribed at upper left in graphite: "Male Jan.y. 15th 1836 -- / Columbia River. --"; at upper right: "female bird -- / Columbia River / April 1836 --"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
  • Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi), Audubon's Warbler (Setophaga coronata auduboni), Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides), Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana), Black-throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens), and Hermit Warbler (Setophaga occidentalis) , Havell plate nos. 393 and 395
Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi), Audubon's Warbler (Setophaga coronata auduboni), Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides), Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana), Black-throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens), and Hermit Warbler (Setophaga occidentalis) , Havell plate nos. 393 and 395
John James Audubon
1836-1837
1863.17.393
Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis), Study for Havell pl. 107
Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis), Study for Havell pl. 107
John James Audubon
1829
1863.17.107
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus), Study for Havell pl. 58
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus), Study for Havell pl. 58
John James Audubon
1822
1863.17.58
Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus), Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria), Hooded Siskin (Spinus magellanicus), Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana), Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni), Townsend's Bunting (Emberiza townsendii)?, Study for Havell pls. 394 and 400
Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus), Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria), Hooded Siskin (Spinus magellanicus), Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana), Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni), Townsend's Bunting (Emberiza townsendii)?, Study for Havell pls. 394 and 400
John James Audubon
1821-1837
1863.17.400
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis), Study for Havell pl. 5
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis), Study for Havell pl. 5
John James Audubon
1821
1863.17.5
Bullock’s Oriole (Icterus bullockii), Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis), Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria), and Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius), Study for Havell pl. 433,
Bullock’s Oriole (Icterus bullockii), Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis), Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria), and Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius), Study for Havell pl. 433,
John James Audubon
ca. 1836
1863.17.433
Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) and Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius), Havell plate no. 369
Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) and Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius), Havell plate no. 369
John James Audubon
1836-37
1863.17.369
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis), Study for Havell pl. 103
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis), Study for Havell pl. 103
John James Audubon
1829
1863.17.103
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis), Study for Havell pl. 105
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis), Study for Havell pl. 105
John James Audubon
1829
1863.17.105
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), Study for Havell pl. 201
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), Study for Havell pl. 201
John James Audubon
ca. 1821; 1833
1863.17.201
Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis), Study for Havell pl. 176
Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis), Study for Havell pl. 176
John James Audubon
1832
1863.17.176
Copperplate for Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli), Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica), Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana), Havell plate no. 362 in John J. Audubon's "Birds of America"
Copperplate for Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli), Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica), Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana), Havell plate no. 362 in John J. Audubon's "Birds of America"
Robert Havell Jr.
1837
1977.14