Fish Hawk or Osprey NYHS - Oppenheimer Edition
Name/Title
Fish Hawk or Osprey NYHS - Oppenheimer EditionEntry/Object ID
JJA.2024.1.19Description
This print is a New York Historical Society Oppenheimer Edition that is a facsimile of John James Audubon's "Fish Hawk or Osprey" painting which was used to create the print in The Birds of America. In this print, an Osprey is flying through the air with a Weakfish in his talons. The bird displays the striped face, brown back feathers, striped tailfeathers, and speckled underwings.Artwork Details
Medium
water color, InkSubject
Osprey; WeakfishSubject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Egg Harbor, New JerseyCollection
John James Audubon Museum Collection, Martin Sidor CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
John James Audubon (1785-1851)
New York Historical Society