Name/Title
Passenger Pigeon - Octavo EditionEntry/Object ID
JJA.2022.1.2Description
This is an original hand-colored aquatint engraving of the "Passenger Pigeon" from the Octavo Edition of John James Audubon's publication, The Birds of America. It is part number 57 and plate 285 of the print series. The image depicts a male Passenger Pigeon reaching up to take food from a female Passenger Pigeon. Each bird is on its own branch.
In the upper left corner of the print, the part number says, "No. 57." In the upper right corner the plate number says, "PL. 285." At the bottom of the print, the artist's credit at the lower left says, "Drawn from nature by J.J. Audubon F,R,S. F,L,S." The legend at the center bottom says, "Passenger Pigeon / 1. Male 2. Female" The printer's credit at the bottom right says, "Lith. Printed & Cold by J. T. Bowen Philad."Artwork Details
Medium
PaperSubject
Passenger PigeonsCollection
H. Neal Stoneback CollectionMade/Created
Artist
J. T. Bowen engraved and colored after John James AudubonDate made
1840Edition
First Edition Octavo