Bay-winged Bunting
Name/Title
Bay-winged BuntingEntry/Object ID
JJA.2019.3.1Description
This is a hand-colored engraving of the Bay-winged Bunting by Robert Havell, Jr., after original artwork by John James Audubon. This is No. 19, Plate 94. The image depicts a single male bird perched on a flat rock with blooming yellow prickly pear cactus as the backdrop. The inscription at the bottom center of the image reads: "Bay-winged Bunting, Male. / FRINGILLA GRAMINEA, / Plant Cactus opuntia, / Vulgo Prickly Pear." The artist credit at the bottom corner at the viewer's left reads: "Drawn from Nature and Published by John J. Audubon. F.R.S's. L&E. F.L.S. &c." The credit for the engraving at the bottom corner at the viewer's right reads: "Engraved, Printed & Coloured by R. Havell Junr. London.1830." The engraving has an indentation along the edge of the image, and the paper bears part of the Whatman watermark, "JWHATM," along the edge at the viewer's right at the upper corner. This plate was received with a matte with a light green accent border and board.Collection
Ed Kenney CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Audubon, John James
Havell, Jr., Robert