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Rathbone Warbler. Sylvia rathbonia [current name: Yellow Warbler. Dendroica petechia], from "The Birds of America," plate LXV

Robert Havell Jr. American, born England
After John James Audubon American, born Haiti
Publisher John James Audubon American, born Haiti
[1829]
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Rathbone Warbler. Sylvia rathbonia [current name: Yellow Warbler. Dendroica petechia], from "The Birds of America," plate LXV
  • Artist: Robert Havell Jr. (American (born England), Reading 1793–1878 Tarrytown, New York)
  • Artist: After John James Audubon (American (born Haiti), Les Cayes (Saint-Domingue) 1785–1851 New York)
  • Publisher: John James Audubon (American (born Haiti), Les Cayes (Saint-Domingue) 1785–1851 New York)
  • Date: [1829]
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching, aquatint, and engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 19 9/16 × 12 1/4 in. (49.7 × 31.1 cm)
    Sheet: 25 7/8 × 17 15/16 in. (65.8 × 45.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: John O. Hamlin Bequest, 1976
  • Object Number: 1976.653.85
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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