White-headed Dove, or Pigeon
Name/Title
White-headed Dove, or PigeonEntry/Object ID
JJA.2017.2.6aDescription
This print is from the second edition of the Royal Octavo version of, "The Birds of America." The print is titled, "White headed Dove, or Pigeon," and it is plate 280, no. 56. Shown are two pigeons, a male and female perched on a cordia sebestina, a shrubby tree. Both doves are perched on a branch. The female is to the left, positioned slightly higher than the male with her front shown and head bent and beak entering the male's beak. Male's wings are spread apart and his head turned upward with beak opened. Image is printed on a beige or tan tinted background. The print number is printed in the upper left corner and the plate number is printed in the upper right corner. Below the image is the following print: "White headed Dove, or Pigeon / 1. Male 2. Female / Cordia sebestina / Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S.F.L.S. / Lith & Printed & Col.d. by J. T. Bowen, Philada."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Watercolor, InkCollection
Tim Hoogasian CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Audubon, John James
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856