Eider Duck./ FELIGULA MOLLISSIMA, 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
1835
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted
1959.0162.134
Object Number1959.0162.134 |
Print (Aquatint)
Eider Duck./ FELIGULA MOLLISSIMA, 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
Audubon's drawing was probably completed in Boston, Massachusetts.
1835
1. Inscription; Lower right; Engraved, Printed, & Coloured, by R. Havell, London, 1835.
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, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted
25.6 (H) , 38.1 (W) , 24.4 (Image H) , 35.8 (Image W)
65 (H) , 96.7 (W) , 24.4 (Image H) , 35.8 (Image W)
Unable to determine platemark.
Audubon, John James
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
I
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. 138.