After Audubon, "Chuck Will's Widow", Havell Ed.

John James Audubon (After) (French-American, 1785-1851) "Chuck Will's Widow" - 1827-1838 Hand-colored etching, engraving, and aquatint on wove paper laid to card Plate 52 / No. 11 from the Robert Havell (American, 1793-1878) edition of "The Birds of America", London, inscribed "Engraved by R. Havell Junr. Printed & Coloured by R. Havell Senr. London - 1829" in plate under image, with J. Whatman Turkey Mill watermark to LR. Framed. Approximate dimensions:Plate: 26 x 20 1/2 in. (66 x 52.1 cm.); Frame: 40 1/8 x 27 5/8 x 7/8 in. (101.9 x 70.2 x 2.2 cm.) Provenance: Private Collection, Atlanta, GA.Artist Bio: Born in Haiti in 1785, artist John James Audubon was raised in France, a place where his interest in nature began. Sent�to America in 1803, his love of birds and his artistic talent coalesced. Known worldwide for his association with bird conservation, Audubon created lifelike drawings of birds using a true-to-life color palette.�One of his favorite pastimes was hunting, but as a naturalist he was concerned with conservation, especially the increased destruction of bird habitats. Eventually, he created "Birds of America", a book containing 435 of Audubon's paintings compiled into prints. The prints depicted each of North America's known bird varieties at the time.

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