Red-Winged Starling
Name/Title
Red-Winged StarlingEntry/Object ID
JJA.2017.2.2aDescription
This print is from the second edition of the Royal Octavo version of, "The Birds of America." The print is titled, "Red-winged Starling," and it is plate 216, no. 44. Shown are three birds, a male, a young male, and a female starling. The female and young male birds are positioned on nearly bare branches of a red maple tree. The young male on the lower left is shown facing to the right with his right wing out slightly showing a colorful shoulder of red, yellow, and blue. The female is shown in profile facing to the left. The adult male is in flight with wings out showing his back and red and yellow shoulders. 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-winged Starling / 1. Male Adult 2. Young Male 3. Female / Red Maple / 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