Name/Title
Pileated WoodpeckerEntry/Object ID
JJA.1938.1293Description
This is an original uncolored aquatint engraving of the "Pileated Woodpecker" from the Havell edition of John James Audubon's publication, The Birds of America (1827-1838). It is part number 23 and plate 111 of the print series. 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 tope 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 unframed.
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. Vitis astivalis." The printer's credit at the bottom right says, "Engraved, Printed, & Coloured by R. Havell."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, InkSubject
BirdsCollection
L. S. Tyler CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
John James Audubon, 1785-1851Attribution
AfterRole
ArtistArtist
Havell, Robert, Jr., 1793-1878Role
Print MakerDate made
1829 - 1829Time Period
19th CenturyLexicon
Search Terms
Havell prints, Double Elephant Folio edition, Birds of AmericaDimensions
Height
37-11/16 inWidth
25-1/4 in