Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus), Study for Havell pl. 422
1838
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of gouache, scratching out, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Sheet (paper): 28 5/8 × 23 1/4 in. (72.7 × 59.1 cm)
Sheet (paper): 28 5/8 × 23 1/4 in. (72.7 × 59.1 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.422
DescriptionTwo dark-phase Rough-legged Hawks; adult male, left; immature, right.MarkingsWatermark: JWHATMAN / 1830 [reversed]
InscribedInscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 83. - / Plate 422.-- / J.J.A"; at lower left of center: "1. Rough-legged Falcon-- / Buteo lagopus. Old male. --"; at lower right: "2. Variety of plumage in the Immature age.---"; birds numbered left and right respectively: "1"; "2"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
John James Audubon
ca. 1825
1863.17.76
John James Audubon
1833
1863.17.224
John James Audubon
1831
1863.17.336
John James Audubon
1809; ca. 1810-1819; ca. 1829
1863.17.141
John James Audubon
1821; reworked later
1863.17.51
