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Print (Aquatint)
White-crowned Sparrow,/ FRINGILLA LEUCOPHRYS,/ Male 1. Female 2./ Summer Grape. Vitis Æstivalis.
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
1959.0162.061
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Object Number
1959.0162.061
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
White-crowned Sparrow,/ FRINGILLA LEUCOPHRYS,/ Male 1. Female 2./ Summer Grape. Vitis Æstivalis.
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
Henderson; Kentucky; Henderson; Midwest; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Audubon wrote on the painting: "Henderson, KY. 1814 Oct. 13".
Date
1831
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 London_1831.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Zoological illustration
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Etched
- Engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
38.2 (H) x 25.4 (W) x 18.6 (Image H) x 11.5 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
97.1 (H) x 64.6 (W) x 47.3 (Image H) x 29.3 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at top. Plate H: 19.6 in. (49.9 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
I
Edition Watermark
Top right (sideways): "J WHATMAN/ 1834"
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).