Ruby-Throated Humming Bird, Trochilus colubris. Linn.

John James Audubon (1785-1851)

Date

ca. 1827-1830
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Engraving and aquatint with applied watercolor
Contributors

Published by John James Audubon

Engraved by Robert Havell Jr.

Printed by Robert Havell Jr.

Hand colored by Robert Havell Jr.
Dimensions

39 3/16 x 26 3/8 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
u.l.: No. 10.
u.r.: PLATE, XLVII.
l.l.: Drawn from Nature and Published by John J. Audubon, F, R, S, F, L, S.
l.c.: Ruby-throated Humming Bird, \ TROCHILUS COLUBRIS. Linn, \ Male, 1. Female, 2. Young, 3. \ Trumpet-flower Bignonia Radicans.
l.r.: Engraved, Printed, & Coloured, by R. Havell.
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

1982.50
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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