Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Other Artist
George Lehman
(ca. 1800 - 1870)
White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala), Study for Havell pl. 177
1832
Place madeFlorida, United States, North America
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, collage, black ink, and gouache with touches of metallic pigments, scratching out, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Mat: 41 x 31 in. (104.1 x 78.7 cm)
Sheet (paper): 29 3/16 × 21 1/16 in. (74.1 × 53.5 cm)
Sheet (paper): 29 3/16 × 21 1/16 in. (74.1 × 53.5 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.177
The background flora has been identified as Geiger tree (Cordia sebestena).
DescriptionAdultsMarkingsWatermark: [cut]WHATMAN
InscribedInscribed at upper right corner in graphite: "87"; birds numbered in gray ink right and left respectively: "1"; "2"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
John James Audubon
1831
1863.17.336
John James Audubon
ca. 1825
1863.17.47
John James Audubon
ca. 1821-1825
1863.17.27
John James Audubon
1829
1863.17.96
John James Audubon
ca. 1824; 1829
1863.17.158
John James Audubon
1832
1863.17.236
