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Robert Havell after John James Audubon

Great White Heron, 1835

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series Title

The Birds of America: Plate CCLXXXI

Medium

hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper

Dimensions

plate: 65.6 x 97.4 cm (25 13/16 x 38 3/8 in.)

sheet: 67.4 x 101 cm (26 9/16 x 39 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Walter B. James

Accession Number

1945.8.281

Artists / Makers

Robert Havell, Jr. (artist) American, born England, 1793 - 1878

John James Audubon (artist after) American, 1785 - 1851

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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.

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