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Louisiana Water Thrush,/ TURDUS AQUATICUS./ Plant Vulgo. Indian Turnip.
Robert Havell Jr., Robert Havell Sr., John James Audubon
1830-1839
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1959.0162.012
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Object Number
1959.0162.012
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
Louisiana Water Thrush,/ TURDUS AQUATICUS./ Plant Vulgo. Indian Turnip.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver); Robert Havell Sr. (Printer and colorist); John James Audubon (Designer, draftsman, and publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
Plate engraved, printed and colored by the Havells in London.
Secondary Place of Origin
Louisiana; West Feliciana Parish; South; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Painted by Audubon while at Oakley, the Pirrie plantation near St. Francisville, where he was employed as a tutor during the summer of 1821. He wrote on the painting: "Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, Bayou Sara, Louisiana, Sep\r 27\th, 1821."
Date
1830-1839
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom left beneath image
Inscription: Drawn from Nature by John J. Audubon, F.R.S.E. M.W.S.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom right beneath image
Inscription: Engraved by R.Havell, Jun.\r
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom right of center
Inscription: Printed & Coloured by R. Havell, Sen.\r
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Zoological illustration
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Etched
- Engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
38.9 (H) x 25.7 (W) x 18.6 (Image H) x 11.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
98.8 (H) x 65.2 (W) x 47.3 (Image H) x 28.6 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Plate H: 19.5 in. (49.5 cm). Plate W: 12.2 in. (31.0 cm).
Publisher Summary
J. Audubon
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Audubon
Edition State
I
Edition Watermark
Top left (sideways): "J WHATMAN/ TURKEY MILL/ 1827"
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; second state plate legend is N.\o 4. Plate, XIX./ Louisiana Water Thrush,/ TURDUS AQUATICUS. Aud,/ Male./ Indian Turnip. Arum triphyllum./ Engraved, Printed, & Coloured, by R. Havell.