About the Artwork
Mallard Duck
1834
John James Audubon (Artist) American, 1785-1851 Robert Havell, Jr. (Engraver) American, 1793-1878 Robert Havell, Jr. (Printer) American, 1793-1878 John James Audubon (Publisher) American, 1785-1851
Engraving, etching and aquatint printed in black and colored by hand on wove paper
Sheet (trimmed within platemark): 25 1/2 x 37 7/8 in. (64.8 x 96.2 cm) Frame: 33 x 45 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. 83.8 x 116.2 x 3.8 cm)
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Gift of John S. Newberry in memory of John N. Lord
62.147
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Markings
In plate, upper left: No. 45.; upper right: PLATE CCXXI; lower left: Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S. F.L.S.; lower center: Mallard Duck, ANAS BOSCHAS. L. 1, Males. 2, Females; lower right: Engraved, Printed, & Coloured, by R. Havell, 1834.
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John James Audubon; Robert Havell, Jr., Mallard Duck, 1834, Engraving, etching and aquatint printed in black and colored by hand on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of John S. Newberry in memory of John N. Lord, 62.147.
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