Name/Title
Black-and-yellow-crowned FinchEntry/Object ID
5739Description
Small bird perched on a branch with green leaves.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 University, gift of Douglas KenyonInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
Top leftTranscription
No. 39Material/Technique
in printType
InscriptionLocation
Top rightTranscription
Pl 193Material/Technique
in printType
InscriptionLocation
BottomTranscription
Black-and-yellow-crowned Finch Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon FRSFLS, Lith Printed & Col by J. T. Bowen. PhiladMaterial/Technique
in printType
InscriptionLocation
versoTranscription
8109 75Material/Technique
graphiteLexicon
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
LithographClass
WORKS ON PAPERDimensions
Dimension Description
imageWidth
6-3/4 inLength
10-3/4 in