Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Other Artist
John Woodhouse Audubon
(1812 - 1862)
Other Artist
Victor Gifford Audubon
(1809 - 1860)
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis), Havell plate no. 312
1832-33
Watercolor, graphite, oil, pastel, and black ink with touches of gouache and glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x 104.1 cm)
Sheet (paper): 16 5/8 × 29 13/16 in. (42.2 × 75.7 cm)
Sheet (paper): 16 5/8 × 29 13/16 in. (42.2 × 75.7 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.312
Audubon's son John assisted with birds and his other son, Victor may have worked on the background.
DescriptionMale, summer plumage, upper left, and winter plumage, upper right; female and downy young, lower right. Formerly called the "Old Squaw" Duck.InscribedLeft bird numbered in graphite: "1"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
John James Audubon
1832-33
1863.17.335
John James Audubon
ca. 1832–1833
1863.17.298
Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) and White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura), Study for Havell pl. 418
John James Audubon
1838
1863.17.418