Audubon the Naturalist: A History of His Life and Time. Vol. 2 (of 2)Herrick, Francis Hobart
History
Audubon the Naturalist: A History of His Life and Time. Vol. 2 (of 2)
Herrick, Francis Hobart
Audubon, John James, 1785-1851
8. _1833._—Portrait in oils by Henry Inman; half-length, natural
size; in possession of Miss Harriet B. Audubon. "Mr. Inman
has painted my Portrait in Oil, and _I say_ that it is a truer
portrait of me than even the Miniature" (see Chapter XXVII, p.
39). Engraved by H. B. Hall for the second Octavo Edition of _The
Birds of America_, published in 1856, and the same engraving has
appeared in later editions of _The Life of John James Audubon,
the Naturalist_, edited by Lucy Audubon; for reproduction of a
photograph of the original portrait, see Maria R. Audubon, _op.
cit._, vol. i, p. 206; and for reproduction of the Hall engraving,
Vol. II, p. 130, of the present work.
This portrait, like the Cruikshank miniature, has become well known
through frequent reproduction; both represent the naturalist at
the full meridian of his working powers, and are among the finest
likenesses of him extant.
9. _1834._—"John J. Audubon"; portrait drawn and engraved on steel
by J. Brown; published by Geo. Henderson, 2, Old Bailey, Ludgate
Hill, London, 1834. A poor drawing of Audubon, in hunting dress,
published with a biographical sketch, in an English edition
of Cuvier's _Le régne animal_ (see Bibliography, No. 56). This
drawing served as the basis of a wood engraving, in which Audubon
is represented as a much younger man, three-quarters length,
gun in hand, with thumb on trigger, which appeared in _Gleason's
Pictorial_ for 1852 (see Bibliography, No. 67.).
10. (Before) _1839_.—Life Mask, made in London by Robert Havell,
Junior, and formerly in his possession; acquired from his
daughters, Mrs. Amelia Jane Lockwood and Miss Marion Elington
Havell, by Mr. John E. Thayer, and by him presented to Harvard
University. For reproduction of the mask, for excellent
photographs of which I am indebted to Dr. Samuel Henshaw, Director
of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy, Harvard University, see Vol.
II, p. 188.
The original was made from a dark colored plaster (?), and has a
decidedly coarse texture. Mr. Harry P. Havell, who possesses a replica
of the original in wax, writes that he obtained from the Misses Havell,
his cousins, the information that this mask was made while Audubon was
at their home in London; the matter was treated in a jocular way, as
Audubon lay upon a sofa with straws in his nose, while submitting to
the rather unpleasant ordeal of having a mold made of his countenance.
Mr. Havell, to whom I am indebted for the substance of this note, also
possesses the silver loving cup, which Audubon presented to Robert
Havell upon the completion of the second volume of his illustrations
in 1834 (see Chapter XXXII, p. 192). For notice of another mask by
O'Neill, Edinburgh, 1827, see Maria R. Audubon, _op. cit._, vol. i, p.
205.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account