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John James Audubon, 1836
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Black-bellied Darter
John James Audubon, 1836
AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851), after. – HAVELL, Robert (1793-1878).
Black-bellied Darter (Plate CCCXVI)
Plotus Anhinga
Depicts a male and female anhinga on a tree stump in a bayou setting, with more anhinga, both perched and swimming, in the background. Audubon's original painting of this subject is dated from New Orleans, 1822. Low, p. 165.
Engraving with hand-coloring, etching, and aquatint, dated 1836, on watermarked J Whatman paper dated 1836. Sheet size 955 x 635 mm. (Plate numbers at top obscured by the matting, right margin with a few edge tears.) Matted and framed.
John James Audubon, 1836
AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851), after. – HAVELL, Robert (1793-1878).
Black-bellied Darter (Plate CCCXVI)
Plotus Anhinga
Depicts a male and female anhinga on a tree stump in a bayou setting, with more anhinga, both perched and swimming, in the background. Audubon's original painting of this subject is dated from New Orleans, 1822. Low, p. 165.
Engraving with hand-coloring, etching, and aquatint, dated 1836, on watermarked J Whatman paper dated 1836. Sheet size 955 x 635 mm. (Plate numbers at top obscured by the matting, right margin with a few edge tears.) Matted and framed.
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