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Print (Aquatint)
Long-tailed or Dusky Grous. [sic]/ TETRAO OBSCURUS,/ Male, 1. Female, 2.
Robert Havell Jr., John James Audubon
1837
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
1959.0162.204
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Object Number
1959.0162.204
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
Long-tailed or Dusky Grous. [sic]/ TETRAO OBSCURUS,/ Male, 1. Female, 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. Painted by Audubon in Charleston in 1836, or in London, 1837.
Secondary Origin Notes
Unclear where Audubon completed the original painting. Audubon wrote in Ornithological Biography that he never saw the birds in their native habitat. The female is modeled from specimens he purchased from Thomas Nuttall in Philadelphia in 1836, and may have been painted immediately after purchase while Audubon was in Charleston, South Carolina, or later after he returned to England. The male is painted after another specimen.
Date
1837
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, 1837.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Zoological illustration
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Etched
- Engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
24 (H) x 38 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
60.96 (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).