Small Green-crested Flycatcher

Work on Paper

-

DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Small Green-crested Flycatcher

Entry/Object ID

5730

Description

Two small birds, one perched on a branch and the second is flying after an insect.

Artwork Details

Medium

Offset lithograph

Context

John J. Audubon’s (1785-1851) book ‘Birds of America’ was originally printed with “Double Elephant folio” engravings, meaning 435 life size images of North American birds. Between 1840 and 1869, several editions of a smaller (“octavo”) version of the book were printed. The prints found in DePaul’s collection are from this later era, and were printed by J.T. Bowen in Philadelphia. Bowen used a “camera lucida” to project the large engravings on lithographic stone which was then hand drawn and hand painted using watercolors. These smaller sized books made Audubon’s work accessible to a wider audience, and helped his art gain the reputation it still holds today.

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul Art Museum

Made/Created

Artist

Audubon, John J.

Date made

1840 - 1869

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Top

Transcription

No 13 P162

Material/Technique

in print

Type

Inscription

Location

bottom

Transcription

Small Green-crested Flycatcher Sassafras Laurns Sassafras 1.male 2.female

Material/Technique

in print

Type

Inscription

Location

bottom

Transcription

Drawn rom Nature by JJ Audubon F.R.S.F.L.S.

Material/Technique

in print

Type

Inscription

Location

bottom

Transcription

Lith Printed & Col by J.T. Bowen, Philad.

Material/Technique

in print

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Lithograph

Class

WORKS ON PAPER

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image

Width

6-3/4 in

Length

10-3/4 in