Buffel-headed Duck
Name/Title
Buffel-headed DuckEntry/Object ID
JJA.2000.27aDescription
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 male and female Buffle-Headed Ducks on a grassy hill with a nearby fence and forest in the background on the far-right. The female can be seen on the left preening herself while her green and blue-headed mate looks up at the sky on the right. The bottom of the image bears an inscription reading: "Buffel-Headed Duck / 1. Male 2. Female." 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: "No82." The top-right corner reads: "PL 408."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Watercolor, InkCollection
H. Neal Stoneback CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Audubon, John James
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856