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Print (Aquatint)
Pinnated Grouse, TETRAO CUPIDO. Lin Males, 1,2. Females, 3. Lilium superbum.
Robert Havell Jr., John James Audubon
1834
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
1959.0162.097
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Object Number
1959.0162.097
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
Pinnated Grouse, TETRAO CUPIDO. Lin Males, 1,2. Females, 3. Lilium superbum.
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
New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Possibly painted by Audubon while on a trip to the Hudson River, Albany, Niagara Falls, and Lake Erie, in 1824.
Date
1834
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, 1834.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Zoological illustration
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Etched
- Engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
25.6 (H) x 38.1 (W) x 24.23 (Image H) x 34.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
65 (H) x 96.8 (W) x 61.55 (Image H) x 87 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at right. W at bottom. Plate measurements not available; plate marks not visible.
Publisher Summary
J. Audubon
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Audubon
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).