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  • Title:

    Ruby-throated Humming Bird./ TROCHILUS COLUBRIS. Linn./ Male 1. Female, 2. Young 3./ Trumpet-flower Bignonia Radicans.

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver, printer and colorist)

    John James Audubon (Designer and engraver)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    Louisiana, South, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1831-1839

  • Materials:

    Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

  • Techniques:

    Aquatint, Etched, Hand colored, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.0162.028


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Object Number

1959.0162.028

Object Name

Print (Aquatint)

Title

Ruby-throated Humming Bird./ TROCHILUS COLUBRIS. Linn./ Male 1. Female, 2. Young 3./ Trumpet-flower Bignonia Radicans.

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 and engraver)
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

Louisiana, South, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

Probably painted by Audubon about 1825.

Date

1831-1839

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; Engraved, Printed, & Coloured by R. Havell.
2. Inscription; Lower left; Drawn from Nature and Published by John J. Audubon, F.R.S. F.L.S.

Subjects

Zoological illustration; Botanical illustration

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Aquatint, Etched, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

38.3 (H) , 25.7 (W) , 24.7 (Image H) , 20.3 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

97.2 (H) , 65.2 (W) , 24.7 (Image H) , 20.3 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 25.8 in. (65.6 cm). Plate W: 20.6 in. (52.3 cm).

Publisher Summary

Audubon, John James

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

II or III

Watermark

none

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). Plate legend varies; two other variants are listed in Low (this one is not included).

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 p. 56.