Inscribed, in plate, upper left: No. 6. Inscribed, upper right: PLATE, 26. Inscribed, lower left: Drawn from Nature & Published by John J. Audubon, F.R.S.F. M.W.S. Inscribed, lower center: Carolina Parrot, Males 1. F. 2. Young 3. | PSITACUS CAROLINENSIS, | Plant Vulgo. Cuckle Burr. Inscribed, lower right: Engraved, Printed, & Coloured by R. Havell & Son, London.
Carolina Parrot, 1827 or 1828
- John James Audubon, American, 1785-1851
- John James Audubon, American, 1785-1851
- Robert Havell and Son, English
- Robert Havell and Son, English
Engraving, etching, and aquatint printed in black ink, colored by hand
- Plate: 33 × 24 3/8 inches (83.8 × 61.9 cm) Sheet: 37 × 25 3/8 inches (94 × 64.5 cm)
- 40 3/4 × 33 × 1 1/2 inches (103.5 × 83.8 × 3.8 cm)
Gift of Dr. Alexander W. Blain
45.422
Department
Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Details
1945-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
John James Audubon; Robert Havell and Son, Carolina Parrot, 1827 or 1828, engraving, etching, and aquatint printed in black ink, colored by hand. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. Alexander W. Blain, 45.422.