Tell-tale Godwit or Snipe

2002

Robert Havell after John James Audubon

Associated Names
Robert Havell, Jr.

Artist, American, born England, 1793 - 1878

University of Southern Indiana

Printer

Audubon State Park Museum

Publisher

John James Audubon

Artist After, American, 1785 - 1851

Two large birds with intricate feather patterns; one bird is standing upright with its wings slightly open, while the other is bent forward with its beak near the ground. The color palette consists of shades of black, white, and grey. Positioned on the left side, the standing bird gazes slightly downward, while the bird on the right side is focused on the water's edge, surrounded by tall grasses and a faint sketch of a building and trees in the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving and aquatint in black on wove paper (restrike)

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bill and Peg Steiner

  • Dimensions

    plate: 37.78 × 54.29 cm (14 7/8 × 21 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 71.12 × 98.11 cm (28 × 38 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.12.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Bill and Peg Steiner, Asheville, NC; gift to NGA, 2016

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite by unknown hand: 57/250

Markings

lower left: chopmark

Wikidata ID

Q77015302

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