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Purple Heron,/ ARDEA RUFESCENS, Buff./ Adult full spring plumage, 1. Young two years old in spring plumage, 2.
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
1959.0162.140
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Object Number
1959.0162.140
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
Purple Heron,/ ARDEA RUFESCENS, Buff./ Adult full spring plumage, 1. Young two years old in spring plumage, 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
Florida; Monroe; South; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Presumably painted by Audubon when he collected this species in the Florida Keys, spring of 1832.
Date
1835
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, 1835.
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 24.5 (Image H) x 34.2 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
65 (H) x 97.1 (W) x 62.3 (Image H) x 86.8 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at right. W at bottom. Plate measurements not available; top and right plate marks not visible.
Publisher Summary
J. Audubon
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Audubon
Edition State
I
Edition Watermark
none
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 is Reddish Egret,/ ARDEA RUFESCENS, Buff./ Adult full spring plumage, 1. Young two years old in spring plumage, 2. [also dated 1835].