Red-throated Diver
Name/Title
Red-throated DiverEntry/Object ID
JJA.1999.26.10Description
This colored lithograph was completed by J. T. Bowen between 1839 and 1844 for the Octavo Version of John James Audubon's "The Birds of America". The image details four Red-throated Divers at the water's edge near some pink and green tulips. The all-black young diver can be seen just below the black and white male with Summer plumage. The red-throated female is in the center, and the blue-headed male with Winter plumage is on the right side. The bottom of the image bears an inscription reading: "W.E.B. / Red-throated Diver / 1. Male Summer Plummage 2. Do Winter 3. Female. 4. Young." The bottom-left reads: "Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon F.R.S.F.L.S." The bottom-right reads: "Lith. Printed & Cold. by J. T. Bowen, Philada." The top-left corner reads: "No 96." The top-right corner reads: "PL 478."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink, WatercolorCollection
John James Audubon Museum CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Audubon, John James
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856