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Print (Aquatint)
Pin Tailed Duck, ANAS ACUTA. Male, 1, Female 2.
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
1959.0162.122
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Object Number
1959.0162.122
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
Pin Tailed Duck, ANAS ACUTA. Male, 1, Female 2.
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
Possibly painted by Audubon in New Orleans, 1822.
Date
1834
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left
Inscription: Drawn from Nature by J. J .Audubon, F,R,S. F,L,S.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right
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)
25.66 (H) x 38 (W) x 19.5 (Image H) x 24.5 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
65.18 (H) x 96.5 (W) x 49.5 (Image H) x 62.3 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at right. W at bottom. Plate H: 20.8 in. (52.8 cm). Plate W: 25.9 in. (65.9 cm).
Publisher Summary
J. Audubon
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Audubon
Edition State
I
Edition Watermark
Bottom right: "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). Plate legend varies; variant legend lacks male and female designation. [Both plates dated 1834.]