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Mangrove Humming Bird,/ TROCHILUS MANGO./ Males, 1. 2. 3. Females, 4. 5./ Tecoma grandiflora.
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
1959.0162.095
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Object Number
1959.0162.095
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
Mangrove Humming Bird,/ TROCHILUS MANGO./ Males, 1. 2. 3. Females, 4. 5./ Tecoma grandiflora.
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
Presumably painted by Audubon in Boston in July or August, 1832. He received skins for this species from Rev. John Bachman of Charleston in July 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, 1833.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Zoological illustration
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Etched
- Engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
38.1 (H) x 25.6 (W) x 17.2 (Image H) x 12.7 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
96.9 (H) x 65 (W) x 43.7 (Image H) x 32.2 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at top. Plate H: 18.1 in. (46.1 cm). Plate W: 13.5 in. (34.4 cm).
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/ 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). Plate legend varies; variant plate legend is Mangrove Humming Bird,/ TROCHILUS MANGO./ Males, 1. 2. 3. Females, 4. 5./ Bignonia grandiflora [both plates dated 1833].