Sparrow Falcon
Name/Title
Sparrow FalconEntry/Object ID
JJA.2000.5aDescription
This colored lithograph was completed by J. T. Bowen in 1856 for the 2nd Octavo Version of John James Audubon's "The Birds of America". The image details 3 brown-coated falcons with black and blue wings perched upon a tree branch. The falcon in the top-right corner has a dead blackbird in its talons. The bottom of the image bears an inscription reading: "Sparrow Falcon." 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 3." The top-right corner reads: "PL 22."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Watercolor, InkCollection
H. Neal Stoneback CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Audubon, John James
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856