Least Bittern
Name/Title
Least BitternEntry/Object ID
JJA.2018.5.8aDescription
This is a second edition or later print from the octavo edition of The Birds of America. The print is titled, "Least Bittern," and it is print no. 74, plate 366. The image shows a male, female and a young bittern at the edge of marsh. The two adults have necks extended and heads up towards some type of flying insect sitting on a blade of grass. Credits and Marginalia below the image read, "W. H. Least Bittern / 1. Male 2. Female 3. Young / Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon F.R.S. F L.S. / Lithd Printed & Cold by J. T. Bowen Philad."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink, WatercolorCollection
Tim Hoogasian CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856
Audubon, John James (after)
Hitchcock, William E.