Robert Havell

Black Backed Gull; Larus Marinus

Maker

Robert Havell (American, 1793-1878), engraver (printmaker)
After John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851), associated artist/maker

Title

Black Backed Gull; Larus Marinus

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Dimensions

Sheet: 96.5 x 64.8 cm (38 x 25 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Upper left: No. 49
Upper right: Plate CCXLI
Ll Drawn from nature by J J Audubon, FRS, FLS
Lr Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell, London 1835
Whatman watermark in paper

Identification

State

Plate CCXLI

Credit / Object Number

Credit

The Patricia Carroll Fitzgerald Mandel Print Collection

Object Number

2011.96.14

Type

Image use

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Tombstone

Robert Havell (American, 1793-1878), engraver (printmaker)
After John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851), associated artist/maker
Black Backed Gull; Larus Marinus
Etching and aquatint with hand coloring on wove paper
Sheet: 96.5 x 64.8 cm (38 x 25 1/2 inches)
The Patricia Carroll Fitzgerald Mandel Print Collection 2011.96.14

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