Audubon Aquatint, Carolina Pigeon
AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).
Carolina Pigeon or Turtle Dove, Plate 17.
Aquatint engraving with original hand color.
London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838.
38 1/4 x 25 3/4 inches sheet.
Comparable: Christie's, 2004 - $35,850; Arader Galleries, 2019 - $22,500.
"I have tried, kind reader, to give you a faithful representation of two as gentle pairs of Turtles as ever cooed their loves in the green woods. I have placed them on a branch of Stuartia, which you see ornamented with a profusion of white blossoms, emblematic of purity and chastity. Look at the female, as she assiduously sits on her eggs, embossed among the thick foliage, receiving food from the bill of her mate, and listening with delight to his assurances of devoted affection. Nothing is wanting to render the moment as happy as could be desired by any couple on a similar occasion." - Audubon's Ornithological Biography.
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AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).
Carolina Pigeon or Turtle Dove, Plate 17.
Aquatint engraving with original hand color.
London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838.
38 1/4 x 25 3/4 inches sheet.
Comparable: Christie's, 2004 - $35,850; Arader Galleries, 2019 - $22,500.
"I have tried, kind reader, to give you a faithful representation of two as gentle pairs of Turtles as ever cooed their loves in the green woods. I have placed them on a branch of Stuartia, which you see ornamented with a profusion of white blossoms, emblematic of purity and chastity. Look at the female, as she assiduously sits on her eggs, embossed among the thick foliage, receiving food from the bill of her mate, and listening with delight to his assurances of devoted affection. Nothing is wanting to render the moment as happy as could be desired by any couple on a similar occasion." - Audubon's Ornithological Biography.
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