Roseate Tern./ STERNA DOUGALLII. MONT.
Prints and Maps
Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver, printer and colorist)
John James Audubon (Designer, draftsman, and publisher)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Indian Key, Florida, South, United States, North America
1835
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted
1959.0162.130
Object Number1959.0162.130 |
Print (Aquatint)
Roseate Tern./ STERNA DOUGALLII. MONT.
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, draftsman, and publisher)
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.
Indian Key, Florida, South, United States, North America
Painted by Audubon on Indian Key, Florida, on April 28, 1832. He painted the bird separately and pasted it onto the background. Several islands named Indian Key are off Florida's coast.
1835
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. London. 1835.
Zoological illustration
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted
38.1 (H) , 25.6 (W) , 17.2 (Image H) , 10.4 (Image W)
96.7 (H) , 65.1 (W) , 17.2 (Image H) , 10.4 (Image W)
H at right. W above center. Plate H: 19.6 in. (49.7 cm). Plate W: 12.3 in. (31.2 cm).
Audubon, John James
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
I
Bottom left: "J WHATMAN/ 1836"
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).
Text available soon.
[Book] Low, Susanne M. 2002 A Guide to Audubon's Birds of America.
• Plate listed on p. 136.