Snowy Heron NYHS - Oppenheimer Edition
Name/Title
Snowy Heron NYHS - Oppenheimer EditionEntry/Object ID
JJA.2024.1.34Description
This print is a New York Historical Society Oppenheimer Edition that is a facsimile of John James Audubon's "Snowy Heron" painting which was used to create the print in The Birds of America. In this print, a Snowy Egret with black legs and yellow feet perched atop a rock near a river in the wetlands. A plantation surrounding a large lake can be seen in the background along with a man in colonial clothes fishing nearbyArtwork Details
Medium
water color, InkSubject
Snowy EgretSubject Place
Location
Charleston, South CarolinaCollection
John James Audubon Museum Collection, Martin Sidor CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
John James Audubon (1785-1851)
New York Historical Society