Mallard Duck
Portfolio TitleThe Birds of America
Artist
John James Audubon
(American, born Haiti, 1785 - 1851)
Date1834
MediumEngraving with aquatint, colored by hand
DimensionsUnframed: 24 1/8 x 37 inches (61.28 x 93.98 cm)
Framed: 32 1/8 x 44 1/8 inches (81.6 x 112.08 cm)
Framed: 32 1/8 x 44 1/8 inches (81.6 x 112.08 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Jeanne McCray Beals in memory of David Thomas Beals II, Helen Ward Beals, and David Thomas Beals III
Object number2006.9.46
Signedl.l., bottom margin: "Drawn from nature by J. J. Audubon F.R.S., F. L.S.
Inscribedl.r., bottom margin: "Engraved. Printed & Coloured by R. Havell. 1834"
t.r.: "Plate CCXXI"
center, bottom margin: "Mallard Duck/ Anas Boschas/ 1 Male, 2 Females"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionIn water, left, female brown bird extends neck right; beyond, seated male bird with green neck facing left; behind its tail, breast of female bird extending bill upward; right foreground, on land, standing male bird holds bill upward. Background of green reeds; flowers below tail of bird in water.
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