Scarlet Ibis
Name/Title
Scarlet IbisEntry/Object ID
JJA.2018.5.7aDescription
This is a second edition or later print from the octavo edition of The Birds of America. The print is titled, "Scarlet Ibis," and it is print no. 72, plate 359. The image shows two ibis: a full scarlet ibis (left) and young ibis (right). The adult male is in profile facing to the right with its neck fully extended. The bird on the right is standing on a rock with a leg pulled up to its chest. There a waterscape in the background. Credits and Marginalia below the image read, "Scarlet Ibis / 1. Adult male 2. Young second Autuma (?) / Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon F.R.S. F L.S. / Lithd Printed & Cold by J. T. Bowen Philad."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink, WatercolorCollection
Tim Hoogasian CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856
Audubon, John James (after)