Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Mallard and Gadwall Hybrid (Anas platyrhynchos and Anas strepera), Havell plate no. 338
1822
Place madeNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North America
Watercolor, oil, graphite, black ink, and pastel with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 27 x 35 in. (68.6 x 88.9 cm)
Sheet (paper): 18 3/8 × 23 5/16 in. (46.7 × 59.2 cm)
Sheet (paper): 18 3/8 × 23 5/16 in. (46.7 × 59.2 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.338
InscribedInscribed at lower left in brown ink: "Drawn by John J. Audubon from Nature / New Orleans Feby. 1822"; below in graphite: "No 68 -- Plate 338."; at lower center: "Bemaculated Duck? / Young Male in December."; at lower right in brown ink: "Male -- Weight 2 lb-- 9 Oz-- / Length -- 23 In. / Breadth -- 39 -- " / Legs beyond the Tail 1 -- "-- "; at middle right: "Male / Weight 2 9/16 / ..."; erased inscriptions at upper right
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
John James Audubon
1836-37
1863.17.371
