Male Indigo Bird
| Title | Male Indigo Bird |
|---|---|
| Artist | Robert Havell (English, 1793-1878) after John James Laforest Audobon (American, 1775-1851) |
| Date | 1829 19th century |
| Medium | Hand-colored engraving, with aquatint, on cream wove paper |
| Classification | etching |
| Origin | England England |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Robert Allerton |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Male Indigo Bird” is a work by Robert Havell (English, 1793-1878) after John James Laforest Audobon (American, 1775-1851), dated 1829. It is executed in hand-colored engraving, with aquatint, on cream wove paper and classified as etching. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as etching. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 1829. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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