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Print (Aquatint)
Green Heron,/ ARDEA VIRESCENS, L./ Adult Male 1....Young in September 2.
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
1959.0162.186 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Complete Details
Object Number
1959.0162.186 A
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
Green Heron,/ ARDEA VIRESCENS, L./ Adult Male 1....Young in September 2.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Robert Havell Jr. (Engraver, printer and colorist); John James Audubon (Designer and draftsman)
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
Presumably painted by Audubon in the 1820s. The adult male at right was cut out from an earlier painting and added to this one.
Date
1836
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left
Inscription: Drawn from Nature. by J. J. Audubon, F.R.S. F,L,S.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right
Inscription: Engraved, Printed and 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)
25.7 (H) x 38.1 (W) x 19.6 (Image H) x 20.6 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
65.3 (H) x 96.8 (W) x 49.8 (Image H) x 52.3 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at right. W at top. Plate H: 20.5 in. (52.1 cm). Plate W: 22.2 in. (56.4 cm).
Publisher Summary
J. Audubon
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Audubon
Edition State
I
Edition Watermark
Bottom left (inverted): "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).