Object Details
Maker
Engraved by Robert Havell, Jr. (British, 1793-1878); after John James Audubon (French, American, 1785-1851)
Date
1829
Geography
United Kingdom: England: London
Culture
French; North American
Medium
paper; engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring
Dimensions
Overall: 39 1/4 in x 25 3/4 in; 99.695 cm x 65.405 cm
Provenance
W. Graham Arader, III, a Villanova, Pennsylvania dealer, to the donor through purchase
Inscriptions
Engraved text, below image: "Barred Owl. Male, adult / Strix Nebulosa / Grey Squirrel / Sciurus Cinereus / Drawn From Nature and Published by John J. Audubon F.R.S.E. E.L.S M.W.S / Engraved by R. Havell Junr, Printed & Coloured by R. Havell Senr London, 1829." Engraved text, upper left: No 10 / upper right: Plate 46.
Credit Line
Gift of Michael A. Mouron
Collection
The Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Accession Number
RR-2018.0012.7