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Print (Aquatint)
Spotted Grous [sic],/ TETRAO CANADENSIS./ Males, 1. Females, 2./ 3 Trillium pictum, 4 Streptopus distortus.
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
Museum Object Number
1959.0162.089
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Complete Details
Object Number
1959.0162.089
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
Spotted Grous [sic],/ TETRAO CANADENSIS./ Males, 1. Females, 2./ 3 Trillium pictum, 4 Streptopus distortus.
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
Dennisville; Maine; New England; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Painted by Audubon in August 1832.
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
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Etched
- Engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
24.376 (H) x 36.9375 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
61.91 (H) x 93.821 (W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements by sight, in frame. H at left. W at bottom. Plate marks not visible.
Publisher Summary
J. Audubon
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Audubon
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). Two variant legends exist for this plate. The other reads: "Spotted or Canada Grouse,/ TETRAO CANADENSIS./ Males, 1. Females, 2./ 3 Trillium pictum, 4 Streptopus distortus."