Common Cormorant
Name/Title
Common CormorantEntry/Object ID
JJA.2000.28aDescription
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 Cormorants at their nest which is perched on a cliff near the ocean in the background. The blue-necked, spiky-haired male can be seen looking up at the sky on the right while the green and smooth-headed female sits in the nest tending to her 2 young chicks. The bottom of the image bears an inscription reading: "Common Cormorant / 1. Male 2. Female 3. Young." 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: "No83." The top-right corner reads: "PL 415."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Watercolor, InkCollection
H. Neal Stoneback CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Audubon, John James
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856