Eared Grebe
Name/Title
Eared GrebeEntry/Object ID
JJA.1999.26.12Description
This colored lithograph was completed by J. T. Bowen between 1839 and 1844 for the Octavo Version of John James Audubon's "The Birds of America". The image details a male Grebe with its young near the edge of a lake. The brown and black adult male is preparing to enter the water on the left while its young observes the sky above him on the right. The bottom of the image bears an inscription reading: "W.E.H. / Eared Grebe / 1. Male. 2. Young, first Year." 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 97." The top-right corner reads: "PL 482."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink, WatercolorCollection
John James Audubon Museum CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Audubon, John James
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856