Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum), Study for Havell pl. 130
1812
Place madePennsylvania, United States, North America
Watercolor, pastel, black chalk, graphite, and gouache with scratching out on paper, laid on card
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Sheet (paper): 16 7/8 × 10 5/16 in. (42.9 × 26.2 cm)
Sheet (paper): 16 7/8 × 10 5/16 in. (42.9 × 26.2 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon.
Adopt-an-Audubon Bird sponsor: Walter Graham Arader IV.
1863.17.130
The background flora has been identified as Moss phlox (Phlox sublata).
MarkingsWatermark: JWHATMAN / 1810
InscribedInscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 14. May 12th 1812. Pensa"; at lower center: "Yellow Winged Sparrow A. W. / Fringilla Passerina / drawn by J.J.Audubon ---"; at middle left in graphite: "12"; at upper right corner: "30"; erased inscriptions in lower register
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
John James Audubon
1829
1863.17.149
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ca. 1833–1834
1863.17.401
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ca. 1825
1863.17.21
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1863.17.224
