Long-tailed Duck
Name/Title
Long-tailed DuckEntry/Object ID
JJA.2012.9.3Description
This print is from the second or later octavo edition of the "The Birds of America: From Drawings Made in the United States and their Territories." The print is titled, "Long-tailed Duck," and it is plate 410, no. 82. Shown are five ducks: 2 males and 1 female with 2 ducklings. The males, one is winter plumage and the other in summer plumage, are sitting on rocks. The female and young are swimming in the water. The print number is printed in the upper left corner and the plate number is printed in the upper right corner. Below the image is the following print: "Long-tailed Duck / 1. Male. Summer Plumage, 2. Male in Winter 3. Female and Young. / Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S.F.L.S. / Lith & Printed & Col.d. by J. T. Bowen, Philad."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Watercolor, InkCollection
John James Audubon Museum CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Audubon, John James
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856