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ca. 1820
1920.11-17
Cut steel

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Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America

Copperplate for Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis), plate no. 138 in John J. Audubon's "Birds of America"

Copperplate for Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis), plate no. 138 in John J. Audubon's "Birds of America"
Title
Copperplate for Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis), plate no. 138 in John J. Audubon's "Birds of America"
Object name 
Copperplate
Date 
19th century
Related People 
After: John James Audubon
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Robert Havell Jr.
Medium 
copper, steel-faced
Dimensions 
Overall: 20 1/2 x 12 3/4 in. ( 52.1 x 32.4 cm )
Description 
Plate for the engraving of the Connecticut warbler, Havell #138.
Credit Line 
Gift of Mrs. Percy R. Pyne, Given in Memory of Percy Rivington Pyne (1857-1929)
Object Number 
1947.129
Marks 
inscriptions: back of plate stamped:HUGHES/8PETERBO COURT/FLEET STREET/LONDON
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group