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Great American Shrike

A work made of hand-colored engraving, with aquatint, on ivory wove paper.
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  • A work made of hand-colored engraving, with aquatint, on ivory wove paper.

Date:

1834

Artist:

Robert Havell (English, 1793-1878)
after John James Laforest Audubon (American, 1785-1851)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Robert Havell

Title

Great American Shrike

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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1834

Medium

Hand-colored engraving, with aquatint, on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 61.6 × 45.8 cm (24 5/16 × 18 1/16 in.); Plate: 65.5 × 52.5 cm (25 13/16 × 20 11/16 in.); Sheet: 97.2 × 65.1 cm (38 5/16 × 25 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Robert Allerton

Reference Number

1925.1631

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