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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M10297
People
Robert Havell Jr., British (Reading, England 1793 - 1878 Tarrytown, New York)
After John James Audubon, American (Les Cayes, Haiti 1785 - 1851 New York, NY)
Title
Roseate Spoonbill
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: The Birds of America, Elephant Portfolio, plate 321
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1836
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/256920

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3620, University Study Gallery
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hand-colored engraving, etching, and aquatint
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 63.8 × 96.4 cm (25 1/8 × 37 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, lower left: Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon F.R.S. F.L.S.
  • inscription: in plate, lower center: Roseate Spoonbill. / Platalea ajaja, L. / Male adult.
  • inscription: in plate, lower left: Engraved, printed & Coloured by R. Havell, 1836
  • inscription: in plate, upper left: No. 65
  • inscription: in plate, upper left: PLATE CCCXXI

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
M10297
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/20/2024 - 05/05/2024

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