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Print (Aquatint)
Roseate Tern./ STERNA DOUGALLII. MONT.
Robert Havell Jr., John James Audubon
1835
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
1959.0162.130
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Object Number
1959.0162.130
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
Roseate Tern./ STERNA DOUGALLII. MONT.
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
Indian Key; Florida; South; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Painted by Audubon on Indian Key, Florida, on April 28, 1832. He painted the bird separately and pasted it onto the background. Several islands named Indian Key are off Florida's coast.
Date
1835
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. London. 1835.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Zoological illustration
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Etched
- Engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
38.1 (H) x 25.6 (W) x 17.2 (Image H) x 10.4 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
96.7 (H) x 65.1 (W) x 43.7 (Image H) x 26.5 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at right. W above center. Plate H: 19.6 in. (49.7 cm). Plate W: 12.3 in. (31.2 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/ 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).