Wild Turkey
2001.7
Name/Title
Wild TurkeyEntry/Object ID
JJA.2001.7Description
This print is an original Chromolithograph of John James Audubon's Turkey Cock by J. Bien. The bird is moving to the right but is looking behind him to the left. He is brown all over with a lighter shade of brown in the wings. The back ground is filled with American Cane. It is marked in the upper left corner as No. 1 and I the right upper corner it is marked Plate #1. At the bottom of the print it is marked: Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon F.R.S F.L.S. / Wild Turkey/ MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO. Linn. / Male./ American Cane/ Miegia macrosperma/ Chromolithy by J. Bien New York 1858.Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, InkCollection
Nadine Elder CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Bien, Julius
Audubon, John James