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John James Audubon, 1836
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Green Heron
John James Audubon, 1836
AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851), after. – HAVELL, Robert (1793-1878).
Green Heron (Plate CCCXXXIII)
Ardea Virescens
"Probably painted in the early 1820s ... [plate 333] depicts an adult bird in the foreground, with a young bird nearby reaching for a Luna Moth. They are in the midst of some vegetation by a little pool" (Low, p. 170).
Engraving with hand-coloring, etching, and aquatint, dated 1836, on watermarked J Whatman paper dated 1836, with margins. Plate size 524 x 556 mm (638 x 865 mm sheet). (Hard vertical crease 2 cm from right edge, some very pale toning to right margin and a few trivial spots). Matted and framed.
John James Audubon, 1836
AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851), after. – HAVELL, Robert (1793-1878).
Green Heron (Plate CCCXXXIII)
Ardea Virescens
"Probably painted in the early 1820s ... [plate 333] depicts an adult bird in the foreground, with a young bird nearby reaching for a Luna Moth. They are in the midst of some vegetation by a little pool" (Low, p. 170).
Engraving with hand-coloring, etching, and aquatint, dated 1836, on watermarked J Whatman paper dated 1836, with margins. Plate size 524 x 556 mm (638 x 865 mm sheet). (Hard vertical crease 2 cm from right edge, some very pale toning to right margin and a few trivial spots). Matted and framed.
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