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Robert Havell after John James Audubon

Black Skimmer, 1836

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series Title

The Birds of America: Plate CCCXXIII

Medium

hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paperr

Dimensions

plate: 53.3 x 54 cm (21 x 21 1/4 in.)

sheet: 100.5 x 68 cm (39 9/16 x 26 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Walter B. James

Accession Number

1945.8.323

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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