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(1785-1851)

John James Audubon. Portrait of John James Audubon by Scottish artist John Syme . Oil on canvas, 90.2×69.8 cm. Located in the White House, Washington DC, USA. . (1785-1851). Mill Grove Farm, Perkiomen Creek, Pennsylvania , 1820-1830, by Thomas Birch.

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(1785-1851)

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  1. John James Audubon Portrait of John James Audubon by Scottish artist John Syme. Oil on canvas, 90.2×69.8 cm. Located in the White House, Washington DC, USA. (1785-1851)

  2. Mill Grove Farm, Perkiomen Creek, Pennsylvania, 1820-1830, by Thomas Birch

  3. Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsiscarolinensis), Havell plate no. 26, c. 1825, 29 3/4 x 21 1/4 in. • After failing at business, Audubon began work on his own portfolio of paintings of the birds of America. • His goal was to paint them as he had observed them in nature. • Once plentiful, the Carolina Parakeet is now extinct.

  4. Northern Mockingbird (Mimuspolyglottos), Havell plate no. 21, c.1825,29 3/4 x 20 7/8 in. • Audubon’s paintings were criticized for being unrealistic and too dramatic. • For example some people did not believe that rattlers really climbed trees or had fangs like this.

  5. Chuck-will's-widow (Caprimulguscarolinensis), Havell plate no. 52, 1822, 23 1/2 x 18 3/4 in. • Audubon was handsome, charming, musical, and a good dancer. • He earned money drawing portraits and teaching drawing, music, dancing, French and swordmanship.

  6. Wild Turkey (Meleagrisgallopavo), Havell plate no. 1, c. 1825, 39 7/16 x 26 3/8 in. • This was the first plate in The Birds of America. • As in all of the engravings, the bird is shown full size. • Audubon placed it first to show the need for the large paper.

  7. Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistesmigratorius), Havell plate no. 62, 1824, 26 5/16 x 18 1/2 in. • Passenger Pigeons once migrated in such huge flocks across North America that they would block out the sun “as if by an eclipse.” • Due to over hunting, cutting down of great forests, and other changes in their environment, there were no living Passenger Pigeons left by the early 1900s.

  8. Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopuspileatus), Havell plate no. 111,1829,37 7/8 x 25 3/16 in. • This is one of Audubon’s most popular paintings. • He places the colorful birds in an intricate background of wild grape on a dead elm tree. • He gives the birds personality as they grab worms and chatter at each other.

  9. Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), Havell plate no. 181, 1833, 38 1/8 x 25 1/2 in. • In 1833, Audubon bought a live golden eagle to observe for this painting. • The painting shows a huntsman—himself—crossing a gorge on a log. • The figure was left out of the engraving.

  10. Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus), Havell plate no. 121, 182938 x 25 11/16 in. • This is the only night scene in The Birds of America. • Audubon did not actually make any profit on the double elephant portfolio of The Birds of America.

  11. American Flamingo (Phoenicopterusruber), Havell plate no. 431, 1838, 33 1/4 x 24 3/16 in. American Flamingo, 1838, hand-colored etching and aquatint, Robert Havell after John James Audubon

  12. Plate 052 Swift Fox, Hand Colored Stone Lithograph, 1849-1854, Octavo, 7 x 10 inches

  13. Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor), Havell plate no. 217 , 1832, 21 1/2 x 29 1/2 in.

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