Museum Object Number1959.0162.122 |
Print (Aquatint)
Pin Tailed Duck, ANAS ACUTA. Male, 1, Female 2.
Prints and Maps
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver, printer and colorist)
John James Audubon (Designer, draftsman, and publisher)
Engraver, printer, and colorist for many of the plates of Audubon's Birds of America.Works include Birds of America (1827-38) and Vivaparus Quadrupeds of North America (1845-51).
179304/26/1785
187801/27/1851
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Plate engraved, printed and colored by Havell in London.
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
Possibly painted by Audubon in New Orleans, 1822.
1834
1. Inscription ; Lower left; Drawn from Nature by J. J .Audubon, F,R,S. F,L,S.
2. Inscription; Lower right; Engraved Printed & Coloured by R.Havell, 1834.
Zoological illustration
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted
25.66 (H) , 38 (W) , 19.5 (Image H) , 24.5 (Image W)
65.18 (H) , 96.5 (W) , 19.5 (Image H) , 24.5 (Image W)
H at right. W at bottom. Plate H: 20.8 in. (52.8 cm). Plate W: 25.9 in. (65.9 cm).
Audubon, John James
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
I
Bottom right: "J WHATMAN/ 1836"
Hand colored with watercolors
From the first edition double-elephant folio of John James Audubon, The Birds of America (London: J. J. Audubon, 1827-39). Plate legend varies; variant legend lacks male and female designation. [Both plates dated 1834.]
Text available soon.
[Book] Low, Susanne M. 2002 A Guide to Audubon's Birds of America.
• Plate listed on p. 132.