Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Possible attribution
Victor Gifford Audubon
(1809 - 1860)
American Wigeon (Anas americana), Havell plate no. 345
ca. 1821
Watercolor, oil, pastel, graphite, black ink, and gouache with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 27 x 35 in. (68.6 x 88.9 cm)
Sheet (paper): 18 5/16 × 27 13/16 in. (46.5 × 70.6 cm)
Sheet (paper): 18 5/16 × 27 13/16 in. (46.5 × 70.6 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.345
In the plate version Havell reversed the position of the two birds, setting the female slightly in front of the male; in the original the male is at left.
DescriptionMale, left; female, right.InscribedInscribed at lower left in brown ink: "Drawn by John J Audubon from Nature / New Orleans 1820"; at lower of lower center: "Weight of Male 1 lb. 12 Oz. / Length to end of tail 20 3/4 In. / Breadth ……… 33 1/2 " / Tail Feathers …… 16 "-- "; at lower center: "American Widgeon / Anas Americana"; below in graphite: partial signature[cut]; at lower right: "Weight of Female 1 lb. 7Oz-- / Length to end of tail 18 1/2 In. / Breadth ………. 31 " / Tail feathers... 16 "-- "
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
John James Audubon
1822
1863.17.338
