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Print (Aquatint)
American Swift,/ CYPSELUS PELASGIUS. Temm./ Male, 1. Female,2./ Nests.
Robert Havell Jr., John James Audubon
1833
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
1959.0162.080
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Object Number
1959.0162.080
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
American Swift,/ CYPSELUS PELASGIUS. Temm./ Male, 1. Female,2./ Nests.
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
United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Probably painted by Audubon between 1824 and 1829.
Date
1833
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, 1833.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Zoological illustration
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Etched
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
38.1 (H) x 25.6 (W) x 18.4 (Image H) x 11.6 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
96.8 (H) x 65 (W) x 46.7 (Image H) x 29.4 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at right. W at bottom. Plate H: 19.4 in. (49.2 cm). Plate W: 12.1 in. (30.7 cm).
Publisher Summary
J. Audubon
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Audubon
Edition State
I
Edition Watermark
none
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 legend varies from that in Low which records species name as "CYPSELUS PELAGIUS".