Object Number 2004.0068.026

Object Name

Print (Aquatint)

Title

CRINUM ERUBESCENS.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Frank Henry Sommer, Ph.D.

Creator (Role)

Robert Havell Jr. (Aquatinter, printer and colorist)
1793-1878
Engraver, printer, and colorist for many of the plates of Audubon's Birds of America.

Mrs. Edward Bury (Draftsman)
1793-1869

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1832-1834

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; Drawn by M.\rs E. Bury, Liverpool.
2. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; Engraved, Printed & Colored, by R. Havell.

Subjects

Botanical illustration

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Aquatint, Etched with burin work, Á la poupée, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

25.375 (H) , 19.125 (W) , 19.94 (Image H) , 17 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

64.453 (H) , 48.578 (W) , 19.94 (Image H) , 17 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 21.0 in. (53.34 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 18.375 in. (46.65 cm).

Publisher Summary

Havell, Robert Jr.

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Watermark

Top center (inverted): "J WHATMAN/ 1832"

Coloring

Á la poupée and hand colored with watercolors

Edition Notes

From the first edition folio of Mrs. E. (Priscilla Susan) Bury, A selection of Hexandrian plants, belonging to the natural orders Amaryllidae and Liliacae (London: Robert Havell, 1831-34).

Object Description

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