Spotted Sandpiper
Name/Title
Spotted SandpiperEntry/Object ID
JJA.2000.23aDescription
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 two white male and female sandpipers drinking from a river that flows from a forest in the background. A fence built along the river along with a log going over the river can also be seen in the background. The bottom of the image bears an inscription reading: "Spotted Sandpiper / 1. Male 2. Female." 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: "No69." The top-right corner reads: "PL 342."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Watercolor, InkCollection
H. Neal Stoneback CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Audubon, John James
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856