//
For internal use only
Not On Display
Print (Aquatint)
Fox-coloured Sparrow./ FRINGILLA ILIACA,/ Male 1. Female 2.
Robert Havell Jr., John James Audubon
1831
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
1959.0162.057
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
Share Object
Complete Details
Object Number
1959.0162.057
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
Fox-coloured Sparrow./ FRINGILLA ILIACA,/ Male 1. Female 2.
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
United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Possibly painted by Audubon in 1824.
Date
1831
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left
Inscription: Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon F.R.S. F.L.S.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right
Inscription: Engraved, Printed & Coloured by R. Havell J.\r London_1831.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Zoological illustration
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Etched
- Engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
25.4 (H) x 38.1 (W) x 10.96 (Image H) x 18 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
64.6 (H) x 96.9 (W) x 27.85 (Image H) x 45.6 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Plate H: 12.2 in. (31.0 cm). Plate W: 19.4 in. (49.4 cm).
Publisher Summary
J. Audubon
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Audubon
Edition State
I
Edition Watermark
Upper right: "WHATMAN"
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).