Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus), Havell plate no. 356
1820; ca. 1836
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and collage with touches of gouache and black and brown[?] inks, scratching out, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 53 x 39 in. (134.6 x 99.1 cm)
Sheet (paper): 35 7/8 × 24 1/2 in. (91.1 × 62.2 cm)
Sheet (paper): 35 7/8 × 24 1/2 in. (91.1 × 62.2 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.356
Bottom bird completed December 1820 and pasted onto composition; top birds completed ca. 1836.
DescriptionImmature, above; adult male, center; immature, below.MarkingsWatermark: JWHATMAN / 1831
InscribedInscribed at lower right in graphite: "No 72 -- / Plate 356 --"; birds numbered clockwise from middle right in graphite: "1"; "3"; "2"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
John James Audubon
1831
1863.17.336
John James Audubon
1832
1863.17.236
