Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
ca. 1822
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 23 x 28 in. (58.4 x 71.1 cm)
Sheet (paper): 11 1/8 × 17 5/8 in. (28.3 × 44.8 cm)
Sheet (paper): 11 1/8 × 17 5/8 in. (28.3 × 44.8 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.18.20
DescriptionAdult, winter plumageInscribedInscribed at lower right in brown ink: "[illegible] 12 -- / Weight --- 4 ozes"; at upper right in graphite, inverted: "[several lines illegible] JA--- / ... --- 1822 --"; at middle left: "4"; many erased inscriptions
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
John James Audubon
1832-33
1863.17.335
John James Audubon
1835
1863.17.292
John James Audubon
ca. 1831-32
1863.17.311
Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) and White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura), Study for Havell pl. 418
John James Audubon
1838
1863.17.418
John James Audubon
ca. 1836–1837
1863.17.406
