Plate 21: The Mocking Bird, 1. Male. 2. F. Turdus Polyglottus. Plant Vulgo. Yellow Jessamine. Rattlesnake, Crotalus Horridus: PB 2-2021.1.21

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Plate 21: The Mocking Bird, 1. Male. 2. F. Turdus Polyglottus. Plant Vulgo. Yellow Jessamine. Rattlesnake, Crotalus Horridus

Maker(s)

Audubon, John James
Engraver: Havell, Robert II
Printer: Havell, Robert I

Categories

Print

Description

Issued in "No, 5" of 87 parts.
Susanne Low identifies 2 variants for the plate legend. This is no. 1.
Current name: Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus)
Drawn from nature and published by John J. Audubon.
"Engraved, Printed & Coloured by R. Havell & Son, London"

Acquisition and important dates

by Havell, Robert I

Dating

1827 - 1830

References and bibliographic entries

A guide to Audubon's birds of America : a concordance containing current names of the birds, plate names with descriptions of plate variants, a description of the Bien edition, and corresponding indexes

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 2-2021.1.21
Primary reference Number: 288642
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 17 June 2021 Updated: Wednesday 24 January 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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