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Tyrant Fly-catcher/ MUSCICAPA TYRANNUS, Briss 1.M. & 2.Female,/ Cotton-wood, Populus candicans.
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
1959.0162.042
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Object Number
1959.0162.042
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
Tyrant Fly-catcher/ MUSCICAPA TYRANNUS, Briss 1.M. & 2.Female,/ Cotton-wood, Populus candicans.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver, 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 Havell in London.
Secondary Place of Origin
Natchez; Mississippi; Adams; South; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Audubon wrote on the painting: "April 10, 1822."
Date
1831-1839
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom left beneath image
Inscription: Drawn from Nature and Published by John J. Audubon, F.R.S. F.L.S.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom right beneath image
Inscription: Engraved, Printed & Coloured by R. Havell.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Zoological illustration
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Etched
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
38.2 (H) x 25.6 (W) x 18.5 (Image H) x 11.8 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
97.1 (H) x 65 (W) x 47 (Image H) x 30 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 19.5 in. (49.5 cm). Plate W: 12.3 in. (31.2 cm).
Publisher Summary
J. Audubon
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Audubon
Edition State
II
Edition Watermark
"J WHATMAN 1832"
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; first state [1830] plate legend is N.\o 16 PLATE 79./ Tyrant Flycatcher, Male 1. F. 2./ MUSCICAPA TYRANNUS,/ Plant Cotton Wood,/ Populus candicans.