White Heron,/ ARDEA ALBA, Linn./ Male, Spring Plumage.
Prints and Maps
Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver, printer and colorist)
John James Audubon (Designer and draftsman)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
1837
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted
1959.0162.219
Object Number1959.0162.219 |
Print (Aquatint)
White Heron,/ ARDEA ALBA, Linn./ Male, Spring Plumage.
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 and draftsman)
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
Possibly painted by Audubon in Charleston in 1832.
1837
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 and Coloured by R. Havell, 1837.
Zoological illustration
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted
25.7 (H) , 38.1 (W) , 23.8 (Image H) , 35.1 (Image W)
65.3 (H) , 96.7 (W) , 23.8 (Image H) , 35.1 (Image W)
Platemark not visible.
Audubon, John James
London, England, United Kingdom, Europegdom
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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). Bands in rocks at lower right ((that follow the water level) filled with burinwork crosshatching in place of aquatint.
Text available soon.
[Book] Low, Susanne M. 2002 A Guide to Audubon's Birds of America.
• Plate listed on p. 195.