Rose-breasted Song Grossbeak
Name/Title
Rose-breasted Song GrossbeakEntry/Object ID
JJA.2000.13aDescription
This colored lithograph was completed by J. T. Bowen between 1840-1844 for the 1st Edition Octavo Version of John James Audubon's "The Birds of America". The image details 2 male and 1 female and young Grossbeaks perched upon a tree branch with pink berries. The magenta-throated males can be seen on the bottom below the female and young on top. The bottom of the image bears an inscription reading: "Rose-breasted Song-Grossbeak / 1. Males 2. Females 3. Young Male." 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: "No41." The top-right corner reads: "PL 205." This is lithograph No.41, created from plate No.203.Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Watercolor, InkCollection
H. Neal Stoneback CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Audubon, John James
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856