Buff breasted Sand-piper
Name/Title
Buff breasted Sand-piperEntry/Object ID
JJA.2017.2.7aDescription
This print is from the second octavo edition of the "The Birds of America: From Drawings Made in the United States and their Territories." The print is titled, "Buff breasted Sand-piper," and it is plate 311, no. 67. Shown are a male and female sandpiper at a water's edge. The female is left facing in profile on the left and the male is to the right of her in an action pose poised on a rock. His wings are up. A water scene with a marsh or forest are in the 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: "Buff breasted Sand-piper / 1. Male 2. Female / Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S.F.L.S. / Lith & Printed & Col.d. by J. T. Bowen, Phiada."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Watercolor, InkCollection
Tim Hoogasian CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Audubon, John James
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856