1959.0162.122 Print, view 1
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Print (Aquatint)

  • Title:

    Pin Tailed Duck, ANAS ACUTA. Male, 1, Female 2.

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver, printer and colorist)

    John James Audubon (Designer, draftsman, and publisher)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, South, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1834

  • Materials:

    Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

  • Techniques:

    Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.0162.122


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Object Number

1959.0162.122

Object Name

Print (Aquatint)

Title

Pin Tailed Duck, ANAS ACUTA. Male, 1, Female 2.

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, draftsman, and publisher)
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

New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, South, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

Possibly painted by Audubon in New Orleans, 1822.

Date

1834

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

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, 1834.

Subjects

Zoological illustration

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

25.66 (H) , 38 (W) , 19.5 (Image H) , 24.5 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

65.18 (H) , 96.5 (W) , 19.5 (Image H) , 24.5 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at right. W at bottom. Plate H: 20.8 in. (52.8 cm). Plate W: 25.9 in. (65.9 cm).

Publisher Summary

Audubon, John James

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

I

Watermark

Bottom right: "J WHATMAN/ 1836"

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; variant legend lacks male and female designation. [Both plates dated 1834.]

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. 132.