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Print (Aquatint)
King Duck,/ FULIGULA SPECTABILIS, Lath./ Male, 1, Female, 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
1959.0162.150
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Object Number
1959.0162.150
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
King Duck,/ FULIGULA SPECTABILIS, Lath./ 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
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Possibly painted by Audubon while in Boston, winter of 1832-33.
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)
25.5 (H) x 38.2 (W) x 23.7 (Image H) x 34.6 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
64.8 (H) x 97.1 (W) x 60.1 (Image H) x 87.9 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at right. W at top. Plate measurements not available; 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). Identification numbers are reversed from plate legend.