Roseate Tern
Name/Title
Roseate TernEntry/Object ID
JJA.1999.26.6Description
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 a Roseate Fern in the sky, soaring downwards to the lower-left corner. The bottom of the image bears an inscription reading: "W.E.B. / Roseate Fern / 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: "No 88." The top-right corner is cutoff, but appears to read: "PL 437."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Watercolor, InkCollection
John James Audubon Museum CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Audubon, John James
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856