Amon Carter print details
A color print of a black bird diving in flight with details of the feet depicted separately.

Frigate Pelican, Tachypetes aquilus. Viel.

John James Audubon (1785-1851)

Object Details

  • Date

    1835

  • Object Type

    Prints

  • Medium

    Engraving and aquatint with applied watercolor

  • Contributors

    Engraved by Robert Havell Jr.

    Printed by Robert Havell Jr.

    Hand colored by Robert Havell Jr.

  • Dimensions

    39 1/2 x 26 5/8 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    u.l.: No. 55

    u.r.: PLATE CCLXXI

    l.l.: Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F R S F L S

    l.c.: Frigate Pelican \ TACHYPETES AQUILUS. Viel. \ Male Adult

    l.r.: Engraved Printed & Coloured by R. Havell 1835

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Purchase in memory of Amon G. Carter, Jr., Trustee, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, 1961-1982

  • Accession Number

    1982.52

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
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