Golden-winged Woodpecker, ca. 1827-1851 (Primary Title)
The Birds of North America (Portfolio Title)

John James Audubon, American, born Haiti, 1785–1851 (Artist)
Robert Havell, Jr., American, born England, 1793 - 1878 (Printer)

ca. 1836
American
Works On Paper
Prints
hand water colored engraving with etching and aquatint on rag paper; paper watermark: J. Whatman, 1836
38 1/4" H x 25 1/4" W (sheet) (97.16 cm. H x 64.14 cm. W (sheet))
2001.236
Not on view
watermark:J. Whatman, 1836
inscribed: No. 3. Plate II inscribed across lower edge of plate: (L) drawn from Nature and published by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S.F.L.S. (C) Golden-winged Woodpecker, PICUS AURATUS. LINN, Males, I. Females 2. (R) Engraved Printed and Coloured by R. Havell
Gift of Alma and Harry H. Coon
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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