Meadow Lark
1938.1498
Name/Title
Meadow LarkEntry/Object ID
JJA.1938.1498Description
This is an original Havell engraving of John James Audubon's "Meadow Lark". No. 28, Plate 136. And it shows four birds around their ground nest. There are two male birds and two female birds. The bird in flight is a male and the bird in the left bottom of the print is a male. The bird peeking out of the nest and the one crouched below the entrance are both female birds. All of the birds are brown on top, with white feathers along the side of their tales and they all have gold colored breast. The nest is located in a tangle of grasses and gerardia Flowers. Across the bottom of the print is written: Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon. F.R.S. F.L.S./ Meadow Lark/STURNUN LUDOVICIANUS, Linn. Males, 1 Females/Engraved, Printed, & Coloured by R. Havell, London 1832Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, WatercolorCollection
Henderson County Historical Society CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Audubon, John James
Havell, Jr., Robert
Lehman, George