Ground Dove, COLUMBA PASSERINA
Prints and Maps
Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver, printer and colorist)
John James Audubon (Designer and draftsman)
Adam Black (Publisher)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
1833
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Etched, Hand colored, Painted
1959.0162.093
Object Number1959.0162.093 |
Print (Aquatint)
Ground Dove, COLUMBA PASSERINA
Prints and Maps
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver, printer and colorist)
1793-1878
Engraver, printer, and colorist for many of the plates of Audubon's Birds of America.
John James Audubon (Designer and draftsman)
04/26/1785-01/27/1851
Works include Birds of America (1827-38) and Vivaparus Quadrupeds of North America (1845-51).
Adam Black (Publisher)
Published the first series of Audubon's Birds of America, 5 vols. 1839.
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
The plates were engraved, printed, and colored in London and published in the double-elephant first edition in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
Audubon's drawing was completed in Charleston, South Carolina.
1833
1. Inscription ; Lower right; Engraved, Printed, & Coloured by R. Havell, London, 1833.
2. Inscription; Lower left; Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon F.R.S. F.L.S.
Zoological illustration
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Etched, Hand colored, Painted
38.1 (H) , 25.6 (W) , 24.6 (Image H) , 19.9 (Image W)
96.9 (H) , 65 (W) , 24.6 (Image H) , 19.9 (Image W)
Plate H: 25.9 in. (65.8 cm). Plate W: 20.7 in. (52.7 cm).
Black, Adam
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
I
"WHATMAN/ 1834"
Hand colored with watercolors
Double-elephant folio edition. From John James Audubon's "Ornithological biography, or An account of the habits of the birds of the United States of America; accompanied by descriptions of the objects represented in the work entitled The birds of America, and interspersed with delineations of American scenery and manners." 5 vols. (Edinburgh, Scotland: Adam Black), 1831-1839.
Text available soon.
[Book] Low, Susanne M. 2002 A Guide to Audubon's Birds of America.
• See p.115.