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John James Audubon
Iceland or Gyr Falcon

1840-1844

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  • Brown Pelican /// Natural History Ornithology Bird Art John James Audubon Sea
    By John James Audubon
    Located in Saint Augustine, FL
    Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "Brown Pelican" (Plate 424, No. 85) Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo Edition Ye...
    Category

    1840s Victorian Animal Prints

    Materials

    Watercolor, Lithograph

  • Greenshank (St. Augustine, FL) /// Bird Ornithology John James Audubon Seascape
    By John James Audubon
    Located in Saint Augustine, FL
    Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "Greenshank (St. Augustine, FL)" (Plate 346, No. 70) Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo Edition Year: 1840-1844 Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph on wove paper Limited edition: approx. 1,200 Printer: John T. Bowen, Philadelphia, PA Publisher: John James Audubon and J.B. Chevalier, New York, NY and Philadelphia, PA Sheet size: 6.5" x 10.25" Image size: 4.38" x 7.75" Condition: Minor toning at edges. In excellent condition with strong colors Rare Notes: Lithography and hand-coloring by American artist John T. Bowen (1801-c.1856). Comes from Audubon's famous seven volume portfolio "The Birds of America", First Royal Octavo Edition (1840-1844), which consists of 500 hand-colored lithographs. Comes with its original accompanying text pages. The composition was probably painted in England in 1835, using a preserved specimen. Since no other than Audubon has ever claimed to have seen this European species in America, it is considered possible that he confused it with the greater yellow-legs. The common greenshank is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. The genus name Tringa is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading...
    Category

    1840s Victorian Animal Prints

    Materials

    Watercolor, Lithograph

  • Common American Gull - Ring-billed Gull /// Ornithology Bird Seascape Beach Sky
    By John James Audubon
    Located in Saint Augustine, FL
    Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "Common American Gull - Ring-billed Gull" (Plate 446, No. 90) Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo Edition...
    Category

    1840s Victorian Animal Prints

    Materials

    Lithograph, Watercolor

  • Glaucus Gull - Burgomaster /// Ornithology Bird John James Audubon Seascape Sky
    By John James Audubon
    Located in Saint Augustine, FL
    Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "Glaucus Gull - Burgomaster" (Plate 449, No. 90) Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo Edition...
    Category

    1840s Victorian Animal Prints

    Materials

    Lithograph, Watercolor

  • White-headed Sea Eagle, or Bald Eagle (with Catfish) /// Bird John James Audubon
    By John James Audubon
    Located in Saint Augustine, FL
    Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "White-headed Sea Eagle, or Bald Eagle (with Catfish)" (Plate 14, No. 3) Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo...
    Category

    1840s Victorian Animal Prints

    Materials

    Lithograph, Watercolor

  • Red-backed Sandpiper /// Ornithology Bird John James Audubon Beach Ocean Shore
    By John James Audubon
    Located in Saint Augustine, FL
    Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "Red-backed Sandpiper" (Plate 332, No. 67) Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo Edi...
    Category

    1840s Victorian Animal Prints

    Materials

    Lithograph, Watercolor

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