Snowy Heron or White Egret./ ARDEA CANDIDISSIMA, Gm./ Male adult Spring plumage./ Rice Plantation South Carolina.
Prints and Maps
Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver, printer and colorist)
John James Audubon (Designer, draftsman, and publisher)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
1835
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted
1959.0162.131
Object Number1959.0162.131 |
Print (Aquatint)
Snowy Heron or White Egret./ ARDEA CANDIDISSIMA, Gm./ Male adult Spring plumage./ Rice Plantation South Carolina.
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, draftsman, and publisher)
04/26/1785-01/27/1851
Works include Birds of America (1827-38) and Vivaparus Quadrupeds of North America (1845-51).
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Plate engraved, printed and colored by Havell in London.
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
Presumably painted by Audubon while visiting Rev. John Bachman in spring of 1832.
1835
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. London, 1835.
Zoological illustration; Portrait
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted
38.1 (H) , 25.6 (W) , 24.6 (Image H) , 19.2 (Image W)
96.9 (H) , 65 (W) , 24.6 (Image H) , 19.2 (Image W)
H at right. W near bottom. Plate H: 25.9 in. (65.8 cm). Plate W: 20.8 in. (52.8 cm).
Audubon, John James
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
I
none
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).
Text available soon.
[Book] Low, Susanne M. 2002 A Guide to Audubon's Birds of America.
• Plate listed on pp. 136-37.