Robert Havell, Jr.
White-Winged Silvery Gull

White-Winged Silvery Gull

Public Domain

White-Winged Silvery Gull
ArtistAmerican, 1793–1878
ArtistAmerican, born Santo Domingo, 1785–1851
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • White-Winged Silvery Gull
Date1835
PlaceUnited States
MediumEtching and aquatint with watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPlate: 20 5/8 × 25 3/4 in. (52.3 × 65.4 cm)
 Sheet: 25 1/4 × 33 5/8 in. (64.1 × 85.3 cm)
 Frame: 30 1/8 × 36 1/8 × 1 3/4 in. (76.5 × 91.8 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Caroline Wiess Law
Object number2004.8
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Prints and Drawings
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Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed lower left below image: "Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon FRS FLS."

Printed lower center below image: "White-winged silvery Gull. / LARUS LEUCCOPTERUS. Bonap. 1. Male summer plumage. 2. Young in winter."

Printed lower right below image: "Engraved. Printed & Coloured. by R. Havell. 1835."

Printed upper left above image: "No. 57"

Printed upper right above image: "PLATE CCLXXXII."

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