Banded-Tailed Dove or Pigeon
Name/Title
Banded-Tailed Dove or PigeonEntry/Object ID
JJA.2017.2.5aDescription
This print is from the second edition of the Royal Octavo version of, "The Birds of America." The print is titled, "Band-tailed Dove or Pigeon," and it is plate 219, no. 56. Shown are two pigeons, a male and female perched on a cornus nuttallii or pacific dogwood. The male is positioned below the female and in left facing profile. The female faces the opposite direction. Image is printed on a beige or tan tinted background. The print number is printed in the upper left corner and the plate number is printed in the upper right corner. Below the image is the following print: "Band-tailed Dove or Pigeon / 1. Male 2. Female / Cornus Nuttalli / Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S.F.L.S. / Lith & Printed & Col.d. by J. T. Bowen, Philad."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Watercolor, InkCollection
Tim Hoogasian CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Audubon, John James
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856