Name/Title
Plate 386, Dusky DuckEntry/Object ID
JJA.2018.4.4aDescription
This is a hand colored 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, "Dusky Duck" and it is plate 386, no. 78. Shown are two ducks: a male (left) and a female (right). Both are depicted as preening themselves. 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: "Dusky Duck / 1. Male 2. Female / Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S.F.L.S. / Lithd, Printed & Col.d. by J. T. Bowen, Phila."Collection
H. Neal Stoneback CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856Role
ArtistDate made
1840 - 1844Notes
Date: 1840-1844
Technique: LithographyDimensions
Height
6-1/2 inWidth
10-1/8 inMaterial
Paper, Watercolor, Ink