Plate 268, Arctic Three Toed Woodpecker
Name/Title
Plate 268, Arctic Three Toed WoodpeckerEntry/Object ID
JJA.2019.1.1aDescription
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, "Arctic three-toed Woodpecker," and it is plate 268, no. 54. The print shows two males and one female perched on a branch. 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 in italics: "A. V. / Arctic three-toed Woodpecker / 1. 2. Males. 3. Female. / Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S.F.L.S. / Lithd Printed & Col.d. by J. T. Bowen, Phil."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink, WatercolorCollection
H. Neal Stoneback CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856
Audubon, John James (after)