Jager./ LESTRIS POMARINA, Temm.
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
1959.0162.138
Object Number1959.0162.138 |
Print (Aquatint)
Jager./ LESTRIS POMARINA, Temm.
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
Painted by Audubon in late July or early August 1833 near Little Macatina.
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
25.7 (H) , 38.1 (W) , 24.7 (Image H) , 19.8 (Image W)
65.4 (H) , 96.9 (W) , 24.7 (Image H) , 19.8 (Image W)
H at right. W at bottom. Plate H: 15.9 in. (40.4 cm). Plate W: 21.6 in. (54.8 cm).
Audubon, John James
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
I
Top right: "J WHATMAN/ TURKEY HILL/ 1835" (very difficult to read)
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. 140.