Canadian Titmouse,/ PARUS HUDSONICUS./ Male, 1. Female, 2. Young, 3.
Prints and Maps
Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver, printer and colorist)
John James Audubon (Designer, draftsman, and publisher)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Newfoundland, Labrador, Canada, North America
1834
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted
1959.0162.102
Object Number1959.0162.102 |
Print (Aquatint)
Canadian Titmouse,/ PARUS HUDSONICUS./ Male, 1. Female, 2. Young, 3.
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.
Newfoundland, Labrador, Canada, North America
Audubon wrote on the painting: "Labrador, July 20, 1833, opposite Island by Macatina."
1834
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 1834.
Zoological illustration
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted
38.1 (H) , 25.6 (W) , 18.2 (Image H) , 11.5 (Image W)
96.9 (H) , 65 (W) , 18.2 (Image H) , 11.5 (Image W)
H at left. W at top. Plate H: 19.3 in. (49.1 cm). Plate W: 12.15 in. (30.86 cm).
Audubon, John James
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
I
Top left (sideways): "J WHATMAN/ 1834"
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). Plate legend varies; variant legend is "Hudson's Bay Titmouse,/ PARUS HUDSONICUS./ Male, 1. Female, 2. Young, 3." [Both plates dated 1834.]
Text available soon.
[Book] Low, Susanne M. 2002 A Guide to Audubon's Birds of America.
• Plate listed on p. 120.