Frigate Pelican, from the book Birds of America

Media - 1980.91 - SAAM-1980.91_1 - 6052
Copied Robert Havell, Jr., John James Audubon, Frigate Pelican, from the book Birds of America, 1835, hand-colored engraving and aquatint on paper, sheet: 38 x 25 3⁄8 in. (96.6 x 64.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Robert Tyler Davis Memorial Fund, 1980.91
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Artwork Details

Title
Frigate Pelican, from the book Birds of America
Artists
Date
1835
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 38 x 25 3⁄8 in. (96.6 x 64.3 cm)
Markings
lower right in plate: Engraved Printed & Coloured by R. Havell 1835. lower center in plate: Frigate Pelican./TACHYPETES AQUILUS. Viel./Male Adult. lower left in plate: Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon. F.R.S.F.L.S. upper right in plate: PLATE CCLXXI back lower left in pencil: TCW/65 upper left in plate: No. 55
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Robert Tyler Davis Memorial Fund
Mediums Description
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on paper
Classifications
Keywords
  • Animal
  • Animal — bird — pelican
Object Number
1980.91
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1980.91