//
For internal use only
Not On Display
Print (Aquatint)
Black Guillemot,/ URIA GRYLLE. Lath./ 1. Adult summer plumage, 2, D.\o Winter plumage. 3, Young.
Robert Havell Jr., John James Audubon, John Woodhouse 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
1959.0162.115
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
Share Object
Complete Details
Object Number
1959.0162.115
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
Black Guillemot,/ URIA GRYLLE. Lath./ 1. Adult summer plumage, 2, D.\o Winter plumage. 3, Young.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver, printer and colorist); John James Audubon (Designer, draftsman, and publisher); John Woodhouse Audubon (Draftsman)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
Plate engraved, printed and colored by Havell in London.
Secondary Place of Origin
Maine; New England; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Probably painted by Audubon before his trip to Labrador, June 4-August 31, 1833. Audubon writes in a letter to his wife from Eastport, Maine, June 4, 1833, that their son had finished drawing a Black Guillemot, which (according to Low) was probably the chick.
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 iamge
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 38.2 (W) x 15.8 (Image H) x 18.4 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
65.1 (H) x 97.1 (W) x 40.2 (Image H) x 46.8 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at right. W at bottom. Plate H: 17.6 in. (44.6 cm). Plate W: 20.4 in. (51.9 cm).
Publisher Summary
J. Audubon
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Audubon
Edition State
I
Edition Watermark
Bottom left: "J WHATMAN/ TURKEY MILL/ 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).