Plate 108, Bachman's Swamp Warbler
Name/Title
Plate 108, Bachman's Swamp WarblerEntry/Object ID
JJA.2019.1.6aDescription
This is a handcolored stone lithograph from the first Royal Octavo edition of the "The Birds of America: From Drawings Made in the United States and their Territories." The print is titled, "Bachman's Swamp Warbler," and it is plate 108, no. 22. The print depicts a male and a female perched on the thin branch of Gordonia pubescens. The print number is printed in the upper left corner and the plate number is printed in the upper right corner. The initials, "R. T.," is next to the bottom of the branch. Below the image is the following print in italics: "Bachman's Swamp Warbler. / 1. Male. 2. Female. / Gordonia pubescens." The following credits are printed in block letters: "Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S.F.L.S. / Lithd Printed & Col.d. by J. T. Bowen, Philada."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink, WatercolorCollection
H. Neal Stoneback CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856
Audubon, John James