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Yellow Throated Warbler,/ SYLVIA PENSILIS, Lath. Male./ Chinquapin, Castanea pumila
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
1959.0162.045
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Object Number
1959.0162.045
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
Yellow Throated Warbler,/ SYLVIA PENSILIS, Lath. Male./ Chinquapin, Castanea pumila
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver, 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 Havell 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: "Louisiana Aug. 1821."
Date
1831-1839
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom left beneath image
Inscription: Drawn from Nature & 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
- Botanical illustration
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Etched
- Engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
38.3 (H) x 25.6 (W) x 18.2 (Image H) x 11.5 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
97.2 (H) x 65.1 (W) x 46.3 (Image H) x 29.3 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at right. W at bottom. Plate H: 19.3 in. (49.1 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
II
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; legend on first state (1830) is N.\o 17. Plate 85./ Yellow Throat Warbler Male./ SYLVIA PENSILIS,/ Plant Castanea pumila,/ Vulgo Chink-apin.