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Ruby-throated Humming Bird./ TROCHILUS COLUBRIS. Linn./ Male 1. Female, 2. Young 3./ Trumpet-flower Bignonia Radicans.
Robert Havell Jr., John James Audubon
1831-1839
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver, printer and colorist)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1959.0162.028
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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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
Creator (Role)
Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver, printer and colorist); John James Audubon (Designer and engraver)
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/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right
Inscription: Engraved, Printed, & Coloured by R. Havell.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left
Inscription: Drawn from Nature and Published by John J. Audubon, F.R.S. F.L.S.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Zoological illustration
- Botanical illustration
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Etched
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
38.3 (H) x 25.7 (W) x 24.7 (Image H) x 20.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
97.2 (H) x 65.2 (W) x 62.7 (Image H) x 51.5 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 25.8 in. (65.6 cm). Plate W: 20.6 in. (52.3 cm).
Publisher Summary
J. Audubon
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Audubon
Edition State
II or III
Edition 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).