Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura), Study for Havell pl. 17
ca. 1825
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, black chalk, and collage with touches of gouache, scratching out, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 35 x 27 in. (88.9 x 68.6 cm)
Sheet: 27 3/4 in. × 19 in. (70.5 × 48.3 cm)
Sheet: 27 3/4 in. × 19 in. (70.5 × 48.3 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.17
The background flora has been identified as Silky-camellia or Virginia stewartia (Stewartia malachodendron).
DescriptionMales, upper right and lower left; females, upper left and lower rightMarkingsWatermark: JWHATMAN / 1816
InscribedInscribed at lower left in graphite: "...n / plate -- 17 --"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
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1863.17.182
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ca. 1812; 1822
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