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Print (Aquatint)
Hooping Crane, GRUS AMERICANA. Adult Male.
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
Museum Object Number
1959.0162.121
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Complete Details
Object Number
1959.0162.121
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
Hooping Crane, GRUS AMERICANA. Adult Male.
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 Orleans; Louisiana; Orleans Parish; South; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Painted by Audubon in late November 1821.
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
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Etched
- Engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
37.4375 (H) x 25 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
95.091 (H) x 63.5 (W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements by sight, in frame. H at left. W at bottom.
Publisher Summary
J. Audubon
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Audubon
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). Two variant legends exist for this plate. The other reads: "Whooping Crane, GRUS AMERICANA. Adult Male."