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Print (Aquatint)
White-crowned Pigeon,/ COLUMBA LEUCOCEPHALA./ Male, 1. Female, 2./ Cordia Sebestina.
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
1959.0162.090
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Object Number
1959.0162.090
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
White-crowned Pigeon,/ COLUMBA LEUCOCEPHALA./ Male, 1. Female, 2./ Cordia Sebestina.
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
Indian Key; Florida; Monroe; South; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Painted by Audubon in April 1832. Several Florida islands in different counties are named Indian Key.
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
- Engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
38.3 (H) x 25.4 (W) x 24.3 (Image H) x 19.9 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
97.2 (H) x 64.5 (W) x 61.7 (Image H) x 50.5 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 25.4 in. (64.5 cm). Plate W: 20.7 in. (52.7 cm).
Publisher Summary
J. Audubon
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Audubon
Edition State
II
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; variant plate legend records common name of bird as White Headed Pigeon [both plates dated 1833].