Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Possible attribution
John Woodhouse Audubon
(1812 - 1862)
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus), Havell plate no. 344
ca. 1833
Watercolor, graphite, and black ink with scratching out and touches of glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Sheet (paper): 13 3/8 × 19 13/16 in. (34 × 50.3 cm)
Sheet (paper): 13 3/8 × 19 13/16 in. (34 × 50.3 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.344
DescriptionSummer plumageInscribedInscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 69 -- Plate 344"; at lower center: "Long legged Sandpiper. Tringa himantopus, Bonap."; at middle right: "12 Tail[cut]"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
John James Audubon
1831
1863.17.278
John James Audubon
1838
1863.17.405
