Snowy Owl, STRIX NYCTEA. Linn, Male, 1. Female, 2.
Prints and Maps
Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver, printer and colorist)
John James Audubon (Designer, draftsman, and publisher)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1833-1839
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted
1959.0162.064
Object Number1959.0162.064 |
Print (Aquatint)
Snowy Owl, STRIX NYCTEA. Linn, Male, 1. Female, 2.
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.
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
Possibly painted by Audubon in Boston, winter of 1832-33. Audubon writes in Ornithological Biography that during that winter a gunner brought him several Snowy Owls, one still alive.
1833-1839
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, London.
Zoological illustration
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted
38.17 (H) , 25.6 (W) , 36.83 (Image H) , 22.6 (Image W)
96.95 (H) , 65 (W) , 36.83 (Image H) , 22.6 (Image W)
H at left. W at bottom. Plate measurements not available; plate marks too faint.
Audubon, John James
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
I
Top left (sideways): "J WHATMAN/ 1833"
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 p. 93.