Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Other Artist
Maria Martin
(American, 1796 – 1863)
Black-throated Mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis), Study for Havell pl. 184
ca. 1832
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, black ink, and gold-colored metallic pigment with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Sheet (paper): 21 1/8 × 13 13/16 in. (53.7 × 35.1 cm)
Sheet (paper): 21 1/8 × 13 13/16 in. (53.7 × 35.1 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.184
The background flora has been identified as Trumpet creeper or Bignonia (Campsis radicans); this bird is a South American native.
DescriptionFemales, lower right and center; males, upper center, right, and left.InscribedInscribed at lower right in brown ink[probably in Maria Martin's handwriting]: "Bignonia"; lower bird numbered in graphite: "2"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
John James Audubon
ca. 1825
1863.17.47
John James Audubon
ca. 1812; 1822
1863.17.77
John James Audubon
1821; 1827
1863.17.37
John James Audubon
1836-1837
1863.17.393
John James Audubon
ca. 1827–1830
1863.17.82
