Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Unidentified Songbird: "Sylvia trochitus delicata"
1808
Pastel and graphite on paper
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Sheet (paper): 12 3/4 × 8 3/16 in. (32.4 × 20.8 cm)
Sheet (paper): 12 3/4 × 8 3/16 in. (32.4 × 20.8 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.18.5
InscribedInscribed at middle left in graphite: "12."; at lower left in brown ink: "No. 31 / JA,,"; at lower center in brown ink: "Chute de L'Ohio,, July 1st, 1808,,"; below in graphite: "This Bird was Copied by Mr Willson of Louisville."; at middle right in graphite: " Sylvia (trochitus) delicata / Sylvia Trochitus delicata / Aud."; at lower right: "que Je crois figuier. / 12 pennes á la queüe"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
John James Audubon
1820
1863.17.70
John James Audubon
ca. 1833–1834
1863.17.401
John James Audubon
ca. 1825
1863.17.76
John James Audubon
1821–22; 1829–33
1863.17.226
John James Audubon
1819; ca. 1835
1863.17.365
John James Audubon
1822
1863.17.52
