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Boat-tailed Grackle,/ QUISCALUS MAJOR, Vieill./ Male, 1 Female, 2./ Live Oak--Quercus virens.
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
1959.0162.098
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Object Number
1959.0162.098
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
Boat-tailed Grackle,/ QUISCALUS MAJOR, Vieill./ Male, 1 Female, 2./ Live Oak--Quercus virens.
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
Charleston; South Carolina; Charleston; South; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Probably painted by audubon in early spring, 1832.
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
- Botanical illustration
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Etched
- Engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
38.2 (H) x 25.7 (W) x 24.4 (Image H) x 19.8 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
97.1 (H) x 65.2 (W) x 62.1 (Image H) x 50.2 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 26.1 in. (66.3 cm). Plate W: 20.8 in. (52.8 cm).
Publisher Summary
J. Audubon
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Audubon
Edition Watermark
"J WHATMAN/ TURKEY MILL/ 1833"
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).