Arctic Tern,/ STERNA ARTICA.
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
1835
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted
1959.0162.136
Object Number1959.0162.136 |
Print (Aquatint)
Arctic Tern,/ STERNA ARTICA.
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 in his journal on June 25, 1833: "Made a drawing of the Arctic Tern." He later cut out this drawing and pasted it to the background.
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. London, 1835.
Zoological illustration
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted
38.1 (H) , 25.7 (W) , 18.3 (Image H) , 10.8 (Image W)
96.8 (H) , 65.3 (W) , 18.3 (Image H) , 10.8 (Image W)
H at right. W at top. Plate H: 19.6 in. (49.7 cm). Plate W: 12.4 in. (31.4 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 p. 139.