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Whip-poor-will,/ CAPRIMULGUS VOCIFERUS. Wils, Male, 1. Female, 2,3. Black Oak or Quercitron. Quercus tinctoria.
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
1959.0162.044
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Object Number
1959.0162.044
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
Whip-poor-will,/ CAPRIMULGUS VOCIFERUS. Wils, Male, 1. Female, 2,3. Black Oak or Quercitron. Quercus tinctoria.
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
New Jersey; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Painting perhaps completed by Audubon near Mickle Swap, New Jersey.
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
- Entomological illustration
- Botanical illustration
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Etched
- Engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
38.2 (H) x 25.7 (W) x 24.4 (Image H) x 18.9 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
97.1 (H) x 65.2 (W) x 62 (Image H) x 48 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 25.7 in. (65.4 cm). Plate W: 20.7 in. (52.7 cm).
Publisher Summary
J. Audubon
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Audubon
Edition State
II
Edition Watermark
"J WHATMAN/ 1831"
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 17 PLATE 82./ Whip-poor-will Male 1. F. 2, 3. Caprimulgus vociferus./ quercus tinctoria./ Vulgo Black Oak.