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Print (Aquatint)
White Ibis, IBIS ALBA. 1, Adult. 2, Young in Autumn.
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
1959.0162.117
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Object Number
1959.0162.117
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
White Ibis, IBIS ALBA. 1, Adult. 2, Young in Autumn.
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
United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Audubon wrote at length in Ornitholoical Biography about this species at Sandy Island near Cape Sable, Florida, during the winter of 1831-32. However, the birds were cut out from a previous painting (date of that painting not specified by Low).
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)
25.7 (H) x 38 (W) x 19.8 (Image H) x 24 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
65.2 (H) x 96.6 (W) x 50.3 (Image H) x 61 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at right. W above center. Plate H: 20.7 in. (52.7 cm). Plate W: 25.9 in. (65.8 cm).
Publisher Summary
J. Audubon
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Audubon
Edition Watermark
Bottom left: "J WHATMAN/ 1836"
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).