Frigate Pelican, from the book Birds of America

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Object Details

Artist
Robert Havell, Jr., born Reading, England 1793-died Tarrytown, NY 1878
Copy after
John James Audubon, born Les Cayes, Haiti 1785-died New York City 1851
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Robert Tyler Davis Memorial Fund
1835
Object number
1980.91
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Graphic Arts-Print
Medium
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on paper
Dimensions
sheet: 38 x 25 3/8 in. (96.6 x 64.3 cm)
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Department
Graphic Arts
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Animal\bird\pelican
Record ID
saam_1980.91
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7c052a350-41cb-4697-8bea-e7e880cf081c

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