Name/Title
Brown PelicanEntry/Object ID
JJA.2021.1.2Description
This colored lithograph was completed by J. T. Bowen between 1840-1844 for the 1st Edition Octavo Version of John James Audubon's "The Birds of America". The image details two, a juvenile Brown Pelican. The Brown Pelican takes up most of the page with a lighthouse, trees, sailboat, and water in the background. The bottom of the image bears an inscription reading: "Brown Pelican. / Young first Winter." The bottom-left reads: "Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon F.R.S.F.L.S." The bottom-right reads: "Lith. Printed & Cold. by J. T. Bowen, Philada." The top-left corner reads: "No.85." The top-right corner reads: "PL. 424."
This is lithograph No.85, created from plate No.424.Collection
H. Neal Stoneback CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Engraved and colored by J. T. Bowen after John James AudubonRole
Print Maker