Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Other Artist
John Woodhouse Audubon
(1812 - 1862)
Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia), Study for Havell pl. 245
1833
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black chalk with touches of black ink and scratching out on paper, laid on card
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Sheet (paper): 14 9/16 × 20 7/16 in. (37 × 51.9 cm)
Sheet (paper): 14 9/16 × 20 7/16 in. (37 × 51.9 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.245
DescriptionWinter plumageMarkingsWatermark: JWHATMAN / 1830
InscribedInscribed at lower left in graphite below head[erased]: "...the whites"; below tail feathers: "12...22"; erased inscriptions throughout
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
John James Audubon
1822
1863.17.32
John James Audubon
1832-33
1863.17.254
