Name/Title
Purple HeronEntry/Object ID
JJA.2019.3.11Description
This is a Leipzig edition facsimile of the Purple Heron. These prints were made using the collotype process. This is No. 52, Plate CCLVI. The image features two herons in spring plumage in profile, with the adult heron on the viewer's right and the juvenile on the viewer's left. The pair is depicted in a marsh environment. The gray-white juvenile stands on the bank facing the adult, which is standing on one leg in the water, with the other leg raised towards its body. The inscription at the bottom center of the image reads: "Purple Heron / ARDEA RUFESCENS, Buff. / Adult full spring plumage, 1. Young two Years old in spring plumage, 2." The artist's credit at the bottom corner at the viewer's left reads: "Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon, F.R.S. F.L.S." The engraver's credit at the opposite corner reads: "Engraved, Printed, & Coloured, by R. Havell 1835." This facsimile has no watermark.Collection
Ed Kenney CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Audubon, John JamesRole
ArtistDate made
1972 - 1990Notes
Date: 1972-1990
Technique: Collotype PrintingDimensions
Height
39-1/4 inWidth
26-1/4 in