Ruby-throated Humming Bird./ TROCHILUS COLUBRIS. Linn./ Male 1. Female, 2. Young 3./ Trumpet-flower Bignonia Radicans.
Prints and Maps
Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver, printer and colorist)
John James Audubon (Designer and engraver)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Louisiana, South, United States, North America
1831-1839
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Etched, Hand colored, Painted
1959.0162.028
Object Number1959.0162.028 |
Print (Aquatint)
Ruby-throated Humming Bird./ TROCHILUS COLUBRIS. Linn./ Male 1. Female, 2. Young 3./ Trumpet-flower Bignonia Radicans.
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 engraver)
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.
Louisiana, South, United States, North America
Probably painted by Audubon about 1825.
1831-1839
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.
Zoological illustration; Botanical illustration
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Etched, Hand colored, Painted
38.3 (H) , 25.7 (W) , 24.7 (Image H) , 20.3 (Image W)
97.2 (H) , 65.2 (W) , 24.7 (Image H) , 20.3 (Image W)
Plate H: 25.8 in. (65.6 cm). Plate W: 20.6 in. (52.3 cm).
Audubon, John James
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
II or III
none
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). Plate legend varies; two other variants are listed in Low (this one is not included).
Text available soon.
[Book] Low, Susanne M. 2002 A Guide to Audubon's Birds of America.
• Plate listed on p. 56.