Print (Aquatint)

Museum Object Number 1959.0162.123

Object Name

Print (Aquatint)

Title

Long-billed Curlew, NUMENIUS LONGIROSTRIS. 1, Male. 2, Female. City of Charleston.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer

Creator (Role)

Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver, printer and colorist)

John James Audubon (Designer, draftsman, and publisher)

Creator Notes

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).

Date of Birth

179304/26/1785

Date of Death

187801/27/1851

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

Plate engraved, printed and colored by Havell in London.

Secondary Place of Origin

Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, South, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

Painted by Audubon in late 1831. He collected the birds for this painting while on a trip with friends to Cole's Island on November 10, 1831.

Date

1834

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Bottom left beneath image; Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon F.R.S. F.L.S.
2. Inscription; Bottom right beneath image; Engraved, Printed, & Coloured by R. Havell 1834.

Subjects

Zoological illustration; City view

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

25.7 (H) , 38.1 (W) , 23.5 (Image H) , 35.4 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

65.4 (H) , 96.9 (W) , 23.5 (Image H) , 35.4 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Unable to determine platemark.

Publisher Summary

Audubon, John James

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

I

Watermark

"1831"

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Edition Notes

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.]

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Low, Susanne M. 2002 A Guide to Audubon's Birds of America.
• Plate listed on p.133.