King Duck,/ FULIGULA SPECTABILIS, Lath./ 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
1959.0162.150
Object Number1959.0162.150 |
Print (Aquatint)
King Duck,/ FULIGULA SPECTABILIS, Lath./ 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 while in Boston, winter of 1832-33.
1835
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, 1835.
Zoological illustration
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted
25.5 (H) , 38.2 (W) , 23.7 (Image H) , 34.6 (Image W)
64.8 (H) , 97.1 (W) , 23.7 (Image H) , 34.6 (Image W)
H at right. W at top. Plate measurements not available; plate marks not visible.
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). Identification numbers are reversed from plate legend.
Text available soon.
[Book] Low, Susanne M. 2002 A Guide to Audubon's Birds of America.
• Plate listed on p. 150.