American Snipe. Male 1, Female 2, 3./ SCOLOPAX WILSONII,/ South Carolina Plantation near Charleston.
Prints and Maps
Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver, printer and colorist)
John James Audubon (Designer, draftsman, and publisher)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
1835
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted
1959.0162.132
Object Number1959.0162.132 |
Print (Aquatint)
American Snipe. Male 1, Female 2, 3./ SCOLOPAX WILSONII,/ South Carolina Plantation near Charleston.
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.
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
Probably painted by Audubon near Charleston about March 1832.
1835
1. Inscription ; Lower left; Drawn from Nature, by J, J, Audubon . F,R,S. F,L,S.
2. Inscription; Lower right; Engraved, Printed, & Coloured. by R, Havell. London, 1835.
Zoological illustration
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted
25.6 (H) , 38.06 (W) , 11.8 (Image H) , 18 (Image W)
65 (H) , 96.68 (W) , 11.8 (Image H) , 18 (Image W)
H at right. W at bottom. Plate H: 12.21 in. (31.02 cm). Plate W: 19.4 in. (49.2 cm).
Audubon, John James
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
I
Top right: "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 p. 137.