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Print (Aquatint)

  • Title:

    White-crowned Sparrow,/ FRINGILLA LEUCOPHRYS,/ Male 1. Female 2./ Summer Grape. Vitis Æstivalis.

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver, printer and colorist)

    John James Audubon (Designer, draftsman, and publisher)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, Midwest, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1831

  • Materials:

    Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

  • Techniques:

    Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.0162.061


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Object Number

1959.0162.061

Object Name

Print (Aquatint)

Title

White-crowned Sparrow,/ FRINGILLA LEUCOPHRYS,/ Male 1. Female 2./ Summer Grape. Vitis Æstivalis.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer

Creator (Role)

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).

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

Plate engraved, printed and colored by Havell in London.

Secondary Place of Origin

Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, Midwest, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

Audubon wrote on the painting: "Henderson, KY. 1814 Oct. 13".

Date

1831

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

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.

Subjects

Zoological illustration

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

38.2 (H) , 25.4 (W) , 18.6 (Image H) , 11.5 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

97.1 (H) , 64.6 (W) , 18.6 (Image H) , 11.5 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at top. Plate H: 19.6 in. (49.9 cm). Plate W: 12.3 in. (31.2 cm).

Publisher Summary

Audubon, John James

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

I

Watermark

Top right (sideways): "J WHATMAN/ 1834"

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Edition Notes

From the first edition double-elephant folio of John James Audubon, The Birds of America (London: J. J. Audubon, 1827-39).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Low, Susanne M. 2002 A Guide to Audubon's Birds of America.
Plate listed on pp. 90-91.