Arctic Tern

1835

Robert Havell after John James Audubon

Associated Names
Robert Havell, Jr.

Artist, American, born England, 1793 - 1878

John James Audubon

Artist After, American, 1785 - 1851

This is a print showing a bird diving towards water with its wings and tail spread out. The bird has a thin pink beak and pink feet, a black patch on the top of its head, a white throat and tail, and a gray body and wings. The background shows a gray-blue sky with heavy clouds and a blue, slightly wavy ocean below. The print is surrounded by a border of off-white paper, and there are some lines of text below it.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Walter B. James

  • Accession Number

    1945.8.250

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Birds of America, no. 250

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1986

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1986-1987.

Bibliography

1827

  • Audubon, John James. The Birds of America. London: 1827-1838.

Wikidata ID

Q65083144

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