Great blue Heron

1834

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 detailed print of a great blue heron standing at the water's edge with its beak pointed downward. The heron is standing on brown ground and is surrounded by tall, pale-green grass. Its plumage exhibits a mix of blues, grays, and whites, with a splash of reddish orange on its leg and the top of its wing. The bird's elongated neck is bent down, and its yellow beak is open. Its wings are not fully extended, but they are raised upwards. It faces the left, and its head is in profile, with its eye looking out at us. The background behind the bird is blank, 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: 97.2 x 65.8 cm (38 1/4 x 25 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 101 x 68.5 cm (39 3/4 x 26 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1945.8.211

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Birds of America, no. 211

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1827

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

Wikidata ID

Q65083002

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