Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens), Study for Havell pl. 144
1829
Place madeNew Jersey, United States, North America
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, and gouache with touches of pastel and black chalk with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Sheet (paper): 18 9/16 × 11 1/2 in. (47.1 × 29.2 cm)
Sheet (paper): 18 9/16 × 11 1/2 in. (47.1 × 29.2 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.144
The background flora has been identified as Sassafras (Sassafras albidum).
DescriptionMale, above; female, below.InscribedInscribed at lower center in brown ink: "Small green crested Flycatcher Male 1. F. 2. / Muscicapa acadica. / New Jersey May. J.J.A"; at lower right in graphite[erased]: "Laurel…"; birds numbered in brown ink upper and lower respectively: "1"; "2"; at upper right corner in graphite: "44"; erased inscriptions at lower left
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
John James Audubon
1822
1863.17.45
John James Audubon
ca. 1824
1863.17.129
John James Audubon
1821; reworked later
1863.17.51
John James Audubon
1829
1863.17.132
