Study of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Painting

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Kentucky State Parks

Study of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird by John James Audubon, 1821: An unfinished watercolor painting of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird. The small bird is shown facing to the viewer's right perched on a lightly penciled-in branch. It has a white chest, green back and head, brown-black wings, and a red throat. The background is white.
Study of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird by John James Audubon, 1821

An unfinished watercolor painting of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird. The small bird is shown facing to the viewer's right perched on a lightly penciled-in branch. It has a white chest, green back and head, brown-black wings, and a red throat. The background is white.

Name/Title

Study of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Entry/Object ID

JJA.1938.560

Description

This is an unfinished watercolor of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird by John James Audubon (1785-1851). The image shows a male hummingbird on the lower left side of the paper. Facing the viewer's right, the bird perches on a small penciled-in branch. Its feathers are metallic green above and white below, with brown-black wings and a throat patch of ruby red. The bird's bill is long, straight, and slender. The painting is in a gilded frame with a white mat.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, Graphite, Watercolor, Gold, Gum Arabic

Subject

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Collection

L. S. Tyler Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

John James Audubon, 1785-1851

Role

Artist

Date made

1821 - 1821

Time Period

19th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Oakley Plantation, St. Francisville, Louisiana

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Unframed

Height

6 in

Width

9-3/8 in

Dimension Description

Framed

Width

17-1/2 in

Depth

3/4 in

Length

18-1/2 in