White-crowned Sparrow,/ FRINGILLA LEUCOPHRYS,/ Male 1. Female 2./ Summer Grape. Vitis Æstivalis.
Prints and Maps
Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver, printer and colorist)
John James Audubon (Designer, draftsman, and publisher)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, Midwest, United States, North America
1831
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted
1959.0162.061
Object Number1959.0162.061 |
Print (Aquatint)
White-crowned Sparrow,/ FRINGILLA LEUCOPHRYS,/ Male 1. Female 2./ Summer Grape. Vitis Æstivalis.
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.
Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, Midwest, United States, North America
Audubon wrote on the painting: "Henderson, KY. 1814 Oct. 13".
1831
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_1831.
Zoological illustration
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted
38.2 (H) , 25.4 (W) , 18.6 (Image H) , 11.5 (Image W)
97.1 (H) , 64.6 (W) , 18.6 (Image H) , 11.5 (Image W)
H at left. W at top. Plate H: 19.6 in. (49.9 cm). Plate W: 12.3 in. (31.2 cm).
Audubon, John James
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
I
Top right (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).
Text available soon.
[Book] Low, Susanne M. 2002 A Guide to Audubon's Birds of America.
• Plate listed on pp. 90-91.