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Herring Gull,/ LARUS ARGENTATUS. Brunn./ 1, Adult Male Spring plumage. 2, Young in November./ Raccoon Oysters & View of the entrance into S.\t Augustine
Robert Havell Jr., John James Audubon
1836
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
1959.0162.156
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Object Number
1959.0162.156
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
Herring Gull,/ LARUS ARGENTATUS. Brunn./ 1, Adult Male Spring plumage. 2, Young in November./ Raccoon Oysters & View of the entrance into S.\t Augustine
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
Saint Augustine; Florida; Saint Johns; South; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Painted by Audubon in December 1831. Audubon writes in a letter dated December 8, 1831, from Saint Augustine, to George Lehman that he was drawing a "Gull with a beautiful group of Racoon Oysters."
Date
1836
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, 1836.
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 36.6 (Image H) x 23.8 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
97.2 (H) x 64.8 (W) x 92.9 (Image H) x 60.5 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at right. W near bottom. 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
Top right (sideways): "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 differs from painting by not having the flying gull's foot extended.