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Print (Aquatint)
Black Tern,/ STERNA NIGRA. LIN./ Adult 1. Young in Autumn, 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
1959.0162.151
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Complete Details
Object Number
1959.0162.151
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
Black Tern,/ STERNA NIGRA. LIN./ Adult 1. Young in Autumn, 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
North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Audubon left no record of when or where he completed his painting.
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)
38.3 (H) x 25.5 (W) x 18.6 (Image H) x 10.7 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
97.3 (H) x 64.8 (W) x 47.3 (Image H) x 27.3 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 19.6 in. (49.8 cm). Plate W: 12.3 in. (31.3 cm).
Publisher Summary
J. Audubon
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Audubon
Edition State
I
Edition Watermark
"JWHATMAN 1829"
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 differs from plate by placing foot at top versus lower right corner.