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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.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Low, Susanne M. 2002 A Guide to Audubon's Birds of America.
• Listed on p. 86.