Frigate Pelican, from the book Birds of America

John James Audubon, Robert Havell, Jr., Frigate Pelican, from the book Birds of America, 1835, hand-colored engraving and aquatint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Robert Tyler Davis Memorial Fund, 1980.91
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)
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Robert Tyler Davis Memorial Fund
Mediums Description
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — bird — pelican
Object Number
1980.91
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1980.91

Works by this artist (2 items)

Robert Havell, Jr., Panoramic View of New York, 1844, hand-colored aquatint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of International Business Machines Corporation, 1966.48.77
Panoramic View of New York
Artist
Date1844
hand-colored aquatint on paper
Not on view
John James Audubon, Robert Havell, Jr., Frigate Pelican, from the book Birds of America, 1835, hand-colored engraving and aquatint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Robert Tyler Davis Memorial Fund, 1980.91
Frigate Pelican, from the book Birds of America
Artist
Date1835
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on paper
Not on view

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