Plate 52, Fork Tailed Flycatcher
Name/Title
Plate 52, Fork Tailed FlycatcherEntry/Object ID
JJA.2019.1.5aDescription
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, "Fork-tailed Flycatcher," and it is plate 52, no. 11. The print shows a single individual clinging to a branch of Gordonia lasianthus. The bird is depicted with its back to the viewer and head turned upward to the left. 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 printed beneath the bottom cluster of flowers and leaves. Below the image is the following print in italics: "Fork-tailed Flycatcher. / Gordonia Lasianthus." 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