Downy 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)

1831
American
Works On Paper
Prints
hand water colored engraving with etching and aquatint on rag paper; paper watermark: J. Whatman, 1831
38 1/4" H x 25 1/2" W (sheet) (97.8cm. H x 64.2 cm. W)
2001.239
Not on view
watermark:J. Whatman, 1831
inscribed in plate: Upper corners: No. 23. PLATE CXII inscribed across lower edge of plate: (L) drawn from Nature and published by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S.F.L.S. (C) Downy Woodpecker, PICUS PUBESCENS. Male, 1. Female 2. Bigonia caprolata (R) Engraved Printed and Coloured by R. Havell. London 1831
Gift of Alma and Harry H. Coon
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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