Trumpeter Swan

1838

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 a swan swimming in a body of water. The print depicts the swan with its body facing the left and its long neck curved back towards the right, its head looking down at a small moth or butterfly on the surface of the water. Its black beak is partially open to reveal small, pointed teeth. The feathers of the swan are detailed, with a gradient of white to light gray. Its black, webbed foot is partially submerged under the green-gray water, creating small ripples. The background is a blue sky with blue-gray clouds.

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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: 64.1 x 98.7 cm (25 1/4 x 38 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 67.3 x 99.4 cm (26 1/2 x 39 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1945.8.406

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Birds of America, no. 406

  • Series Title

    The Birds of America: Plate CCCCVI

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

Q65083742

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