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Print (Aquatint)
American White Pelican,/ PELICANUS AMERICANUS, Aud./ Male Adult.
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
1959.0162.168
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Object Number
1959.0162.168
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
American White Pelican,/ PELICANUS AMERICANUS, Aud./ Male Adult.
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 or Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
Exactly when and where Audubon completed painting is not known for certain. Possibly drawn in Florida, 1831-32, and redrawn in London in 1836.
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, 1833.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Zoological illustration
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Etched
- Engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
36.5625 (H) x 24.3125 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
92.869 (H) x 61.754 (W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements by sight, in frame. H at left. W at bottom. Plate marks not visible.
Publisher Summary
J. Audubon
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Audubon
Edition State
I
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).