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Print (Aquatint)
Snowy Owl, STRIX NYCTEA. Linn, Male, 1. Female, 2.
Robert Havell Jr., John James Audubon
1833-1839
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
1959.0162.064
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Object Number
1959.0162.064
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
Snowy Owl, STRIX NYCTEA. Linn, Male, 1. Female, 2.
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
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Possibly painted by Audubon in Boston, winter of 1832-33. Audubon writes in Ornithological Biography that during that winter a gunner brought him several Snowy Owls, one still alive.
Date
1833-1839
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, London.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Zoological illustration
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Etched
- Engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
38.17 (H) x 25.6 (W) x 36.83 (Image H) x 22.6 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
96.95 (H) x 65 (W) x 93.55 (Image H) x 57.4 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Plate measurements not available; plate marks too faint.
Publisher Summary
J. Audubon
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Audubon
Edition State
I
Edition Watermark
Top left (sideways): "J WHATMAN/ 1833"
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).