Plate 314, Whooping Crane
Name/Title
Plate 314, Whooping CraneEntry/Object ID
JJA.2018.4.1Description
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, "Whooping Crane" and it is plate 314, no. 63. Shown is a young whooping crane standing on a hill overlooking marshlands with other whooping cranes and large hills in the background. The whooping crane's body is facing to the left and its neck and head are turned to the right. It's beak is open. 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: "J C [?] Whooping Crane / Young. / 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, Watercolor, InkCollection
H. Neal Stoneback CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856
Audubon, John James (after)