Red/Black Shouldered Marsh Blackbird
Name/Title
Red/Black Shouldered Marsh BlackbirdEntry/Object ID
JJA.2017.2.1aDescription
This print is from the second edition of the Royal Octavo version of, "The Birds of America." The print is titled, "Red-and-black Shouldered Marsh Blackbird," and it is plate 215, no. 43. Shown are two birds, a male and a female marsh blackbird. The birds are positioned on a simple branch with buds. The male is below the female in profile facing to the left and head titled upward. He is black with a blue tint and red shoulders. The female is brown facing to the left and downward. Image has a tan or beige tint for the background.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: "Red-and-black-shouldered Marsh Blackbird / 1. Male 2. Female / Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S.F.L.S. / Lith & Printed & Col.d. by J. T. Bowen, Philad."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink, WatercolorCollection
Tim Hoogasian CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Audubon, John James
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856