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Marsh Wren,/ TROGLODYTES PALUSTRIS. Ch Bonap,/ Male 1. Female 2,3. Nest, 4.
Robert Havell Jr., John James Audubon
1830-1839
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
1959.0162.053
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Object Number
1959.0162.053
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
Marsh Wren,/ TROGLODYTES PALUSTRIS. Ch Bonap,/ Male 1. Female 2,3. Nest, 4.
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
New Jersey; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Audubon wrote on the painting: "New Jersey June 22".
Date
1830-1839
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left
Inscription: Drawn from Nature and Published by John J. Audubon, F.R.S. F.L.S.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right
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)
38.3 (H) x 25.6 (W) x 18 (Image H) x 11.1 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
97.2 (H) x 65 (W) x 45.6 (Image H) x 28.3 (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
"JWHATMAN/ 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 number and legend varies; two variations exist. These variations reveal that the plate numbers for this plate and the one for the Tree Swallow (Plate 98) were switched in the first state.