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Print (Aquatint)
White Heron,/ ARDEA ALBA, Linn./ Male, Spring Plumage.
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
1959.0162.219
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
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Object Number
1959.0162.219
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
White Heron,/ ARDEA ALBA, Linn./ Male, Spring Plumage.
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
Charleston; South Carolina; Charleston; South; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Possibly painted by Audubon in Charleston in 1832.
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 and 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)
25.7 (H) x 38.1 (W) x 23.8 (Image H) x 35.1 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
65.3 (H) x 96.7 (W) x 60.4 (Image H) x 89.2 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Platemark not visible.
Publisher Summary
J. Audubon
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europegdom
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). Bands in rocks at lower right ((that follow the water level) filled with burinwork crosshatching in place of aquatint.