John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Northern Parula (Parula americana), Study for Havell pl. no. 15, 1821
Watercolor, pastel, black ink, graphite, and gouache with selective glazing on paper, laid on card; 18 1/2 x 11 5/8 in. (47 x 29.5 cm)
New-York Historical Society, Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon, 1863.17.15
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John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), Study for Havell pl. no. 21, ca. 1825
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, gouache, and black ink with touches of scratching out and selective glazing on paper,
laid on card; 29 3/4 x 20 7/8 in. (75.6 x 53 cm)
New-York Historical Society, Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon, 1863.17.21
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Study for Havell pl. no. 26, ca. 1825
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card; 29 3/4 x 21
1/4 in. (75.6 x 54 cm)
New-York Historical Society, Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon, 1863.17.26
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythrophthalmus), Study for Havell pl. no. 32, 1822
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scratching out and touches of glazing on paper, laid on card;
24 3/16 x 19 7/16 in. (61.4 x 49.4 cm)
New-York Historical Society, Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon, 1863.17.32
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis), Study for Havell pl. no. 33, 1824
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, and black ink with touches of pastel and selective glazing on paper, laid on card; 18 9/16 x
11 3/4 in. (47.1 x 29.8 cm)
New-York Historical Society, Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon, 1863.17.33
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor), Study for Havell pl. no. 39, 1822
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, and black ink with touches of black chalk and glazing on paper, laid on card; 18 5/8 x 11 11/16
in. (47.3 x 29.7 cm)
New-York Historical Society, Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon, 1863.17.39
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), Study for Havell pl. no. 51, 1821, reworked later
Watercolor, pastel, black ink, graphite, and black chalk with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card;
37 3/4 x 25 1/2 in. (95.9 x 64.8 cm)
New-York Historical Society, Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon, 1863.17.51
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), Study for Havell pl. no. 66, ca. 1825–26
Watercolor, pastel, black ink, graphite, gouache, and white lead pigment with selective glazing and outlining with a stylus on
paper, laid on card; 38 1/4 x 25 1/16 in. (97.2 x 63.7 cm)
New-York Historical Society, Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon, 1863.17.66
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus), Study for Havell pl. no. 76, ca. 1825
Watercolor, pastel, graphite, black ink, oil, gouache, black chalk, collage, and outlining with a stylus on paper, with selective
glazing on paper, laid on card; 25 13/16 x 39 3/8 in. (65.6 x 100
cm)
New-York Historical Society, Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon, 1863.17.76
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus), Study for Havell pl. no. 78, 1822
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, charcoal, gouache, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card; 18 13/16 x 11 3/4
in. (47.8 x 29.8 cm)
New-York Historical Society, Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon, 1863.17.78
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon), Study for Havell pl. no. 83, ca. 1824–29
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, black chalk, and touches of black ink on paper, laid on card; 19 3/16 x 11 5/8 in. (48.7 x
29.5 cm)
New-York Historical Society, Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon, 1863.17.83
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens), Study for Havell pl. no. 87, 1829
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of gouache and selective glazing on paper, laid on card; 29 3/8 x 20
15/16 in. (74.6 x 53.2 cm)
New-York Historical Society, Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon, 1863.17.87
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris), Study for Havell pl. no. 100 (variantly
numbered pl. 98 as in N-YHS copy), 1829
Watercolor and graphite with touches of pastel and black ink, and selective glazing on paper, laid on card; 18 5/8 x 11 7/16 in.
(47.3 x 29.1 cm)
New-York Historical Society, Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon, 1863.17.98
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), Study for Havell pl. no. 98 (variantly numbered pl. 100 as in N-YHS copy); sketches of an egg and a
feather, 1824
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, pastel, black chalk, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card; 18 15/16 x 11 13/16
in. (48.1 x 30 cm)
New-York Historical Society, Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon, 1863.17.100
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus), Study for Havell pl. no. 121, 1829
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black ink with touches of glazing on paper, laid on card; 38 x 25 11/16 in. (96.5 x 65.2 cm)
New-York Historical Society, Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon, 1863.17.121
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus), Study for Havell pl. no. 129, ca. 1824
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, and black chalk with touches of black ink and gouache, and selective glazing on paper, laid on
card; 18 5/8 x 11 1/2 in. (47.3 x 29.2 cm)
New-York Historical Society, Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon, 1863.17.129
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens), Study for Havell pl. no. 137, 1829
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, gouache, white lead pigment, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on
card; 29 5/16 x 21 1/16 in. (74.5 x 53.5 cm)
New-York Historical Society, Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon, 1863.17.137
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana), Study for Havell pl. no. 168; sketch of a feather, 1832
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, and gouache with selective glazing on paper, laid on card; 21 9/16 x 14 1/8 in.
(54.8 x 35.9 cm)
New-York Historical Society, Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon, 1863.17.168
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica), Study for Havell pl. no. 173, 1832
Watercolor, pastel, graphite, black ink, and gouache with scratching out, scraping, and selective glazing on paper, laid on
card; 21 1/16 x 13 3/4 in. (53.5 x 34.9 cm)
New-York Historical Society, Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon, 1863.17.173
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
Pastel, watercolor, and graphite with touches of gouache and black ink on paper, laid on card; 16 9/16 x 10 1/2 in.
(42.1 x 26.7 cm)
New-York Historical Society, Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon, 1863.18.7
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), 1820
Pastel, watercolor, graphite, black ink, and black chalk with touches of gouache on two sheets of paper, laid on card; 18 11/16
x 18 5/16 in. (47.5 x 46.5 cm)
New-York Historical Society, Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon, 1863.18.22
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Great Egret (Ardea alba), 1821
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, white lead pigment, black ink, and black chalk with selective glazing on paper, laid on card;
37 7/16 x 25 9/16 in. (95.1 x 64.9 cm)
New-York Historical Society, Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon, 1863.18.30
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Carolina Parakeet, 1811
Watercolor, pastel, graphite, and brown ink on paper; 16 15/16 x 11 in. (43 x 28 cm)
John James Audubon Letters and Drawings, Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Am 21, no. 88
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Head of a Southern Cassowary, after 1810
Pastel and graphite on paper; 21 5/8 x 16 15/16 in. (55 x 43 cm)
John James Audubon Letters and Drawings, Houghton Library,
Harvard University, MS Am 21, no. 95
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
Hoopoe (Huppe fasciée), 1805–06
Pastel and graphite on paper; 11 13/16 x 7 7/8 in. (30 x 20 cm)
Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de la Rochelle, Collection Société des Sciences Naturelles de la Charente-Maritime, series 29, fol. 9
