Columbia Jay

1830

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 of two blue birds perched on a branch. The birds are shown in detail, with long tail feathers and crests on the tops of their heads. They are on top of a branch with green and brown leaves. The top bird holds a small nut or seed in one taloned foot and is pressing it with its beak. The background is plain off-white paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Walter B. James

  • Dimensions

    plate: 97 x 64 cm (38 3/16 x 25 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 99.7 x 66.7 cm (39 1/4 x 26 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1945.8.96

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Birds of America, no. 96

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2005

  • Audubon's Dream Realized: Selections from "The Birds of America". The National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2005.

Bibliography

1827

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

Wikidata ID

Q65082584

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