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Print (Aquatint)
Pileated Woodpecker,/ PICUS PILEATUS. Linn,
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
1959.0162.059
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Object Number
1959.0162.059
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
Pileated Woodpecker,/ PICUS PILEATUS. Linn,
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
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Probably painted by Audubon in 1829.
Date
1831-1839
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type:
Inscription
Location:
Bottom left beneath image
Inscription:
Drawn from Nature by J.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
Materials
Ink
Watercolor
Paper (wove)
Techniques
Aquatint
Etched
Hand colored
Painted
Dimensions (inches)
38.1 (H) x 25.48 (W) x 36.12 (Image H) x 24.1 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
96.7 (H) x 64.72 (W) x 91.75 (Image H) x 61.3 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at right. W taken 1 cm from bottom. Plate marks not visible.
Publisher Summary
J. Audubon
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Audubon
Edition Watermark
Bottom left (sideways): "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).
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