Louisiana Heron, Plate CCXVII from the series “The Birds of America”

Engraver: Robert Havell Jr., English (active United States), 1793–1878
After: John James Audubon, American (born Haiti), 1785–1851
Date: 1834
Material: Hand-colored aquatint, etching, and engraving
Classification: Prints
Collection: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: plate: 20 3/4 x 25 7/8 in. (52.7 x 65.7 cm)
sheet: 25 15/16 x 38 13/16 in. (65.9 x 98.6 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Joseph Pulitzer Sr., by exchange
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 73:1953

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