Name/Title
Pileated WoodpeckerEntry/Object ID
JJA.2013.3Description
This is a limited edition reproduction print of the "Pileated Woodpecker" from the Havell edition of John James Audubon's publication, The Birds of America (1827-1838). The edition is a Princeton Audubon Double Elephant Edition with the seal embossed near the lower right corner. The image depicts four large woodpeckers: 1 adult male, 1 adult female, and 2 young males. The birds are perched in various positions on the trunk of a dead tree wrapped with a grapevine. The female bird sits at the top with a caterpillar in her beak. The adult male below her uses his beak to create a hole in the trunk. The young males are facing one another with their beaks partially open. The print is in a gilded frame with a white mat.
Like the original print, this reproduction has the print and plate numbers printed in the upper corners. In the upper left corner of the print, the part number says, "No. 23." In the upper right corner the plate number says, "PLATE CXI." At the bottom of the print, the artist's credit at the lower left says, "Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S. F.L.S." The legend at the center bottom says, "Pileated Woodpecker, / PICUS PILEATUS. Linn, / Adult Male, 1. Adult Female, 2. Young Males, 3, 4. / Racoon Grape. Vitus astivalis." The printer's credit at the bottom right says, "Engraved, Printed, & Coloured by R. Havell." Written in pencil in the lower left corner is the Princeton edition print number. This print is 530 out of 1500.Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, InkSubject
BirdsCollection
Found in CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Audubon, John JamesAttribution
AfterRole
ArtistArtist
Havell, Robert, Jr., 1793-1878Attribution
AfterRole
Print MakerManufacturer
Princeton Audubon LimitedDate made
circa 1985 - circa 2005Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
State/Province
New JerseyCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaEdition
Edition
Princeton Audubon Double Elephant EditionEdition Size
1500Edition Number
530Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
Lower left corner of the printTranscription
530/1500Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
PencilType
SealLocation
Lower right corner of the printTranscription
Princeton Audubon Limited / Limited Edition Princeton N.J. / 1500Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
EmbossedLexicon
Search Terms
Princeton prints, Birds of AmericaDimensions
Height
44 inWidth
34 inLength
1-1/2 in