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Print (Aquatint)
Rice Bunting Male.1. F.2./ ICTURUS AGRIPENNIS./ Plant Acer rubrum.
Robert Havell Jr., Robert Havell Sr., John James Audubon
1829
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
1959.0162.032
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Complete Details
Object Number
1959.0162.032
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
Rice Bunting Male.1. F.2./ ICTURUS AGRIPENNIS./ Plant Acer rubrum.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver); Robert Havell Sr. (Printer and colorist); John James Audubon (Designer and draftsman)
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
Natchez; Mississippi; Adams; South; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Faint inscription on Audubon's painting reads: "May 11, 1822."
Date
1829
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right
Inscription: Engraved by R. Havell. Jun.\r
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right
Inscription: Printed & Coloured by R. Havell. Sen.\r London_1829.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left
Inscription: Drawn from Nature & Published by John J. Audubon, F.R.S.E. F.L.S. M.W.S.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Zoological illustration
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Etched
- Aquatint
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
38.3 (H) x 25.3 (W) x 18.3 (Image H) x 11.9 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
97.3 (H) x 64.3 (W) x 46.6 (Image H) x 30.2 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 19.4 in. (49.4 cm). Plate W: 12.2 in. (31.1 cm).
Publisher Summary
J. Audubon
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Audubon
Edition State
I
Edition Watermark
"J WHATMAN/ TURKEY MILL/ 1828"
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 11. PLATE 54./ Rice Bird,/ ICTERUS AGRIPENNIS. Ch. Bonap,/ Male, 1. Female, 2./ Red Maple, Acer rubrum./ Engraved, Printed, & Coloured, by R. Havell.