Name/Title
Raven - Octavo Edition with TextEntry/Object ID
JJA.2022.1.1Description
This is an original hand-colored aquatint engraving of the "Raven" from the Octavo Edition of John James Audubon's publication, The Birds of America. It is part number 45 and plate 224 of the print series. The image depicts a male raven perched on a branch of shag bark hickory. The bird has black feathers with a blue sheen. It faces to the viewer's left with its beak slightly open. Some of the leaves on the branch are dark and pale green while other leaves have turned yellowish-brown. Within the leaves are greenish-brown nuts with husks that are shown split open.
In the upper left corner of the print, the part number says, "No. 45." In the upper right corner the plate number says, "PL. 224." At the bottom of the print, the artist's credit at the lower left says, "Drawn from nature by J.J. Audubon F,R,S. F,L,S." The legend at the center bottom says, "Raven, / Old Mal. / Thick Shell-bark Hickory." The printer's credit at the bottom right says, "Lith. Printed & Cold by J. T. Bowen Philad."Collection
H. Neal Stoneback CollectionMade/Created
Artist
J. T. Bowen engraved and colored after John James AudubonDate made
1840Edition
First Edition Octavo