Price: $200.00
SKU: 26062
ARTIST: John James Audubon
MEDIUM: Lithograph handcolored,
DATE: circa 1860.
EDITION SIZE: Paper size 10 3/8 x 6 3/4" (26.2 x 17 cm).
DESCRIPTION: John James Audubon – Californian Nuthatch – Plate 250. From the royal octavo (8vo) edition of "The Birds of America" by John James Audubon. Second or later edition octavo edition. Lithograph handcolored printed by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia. : America's most famous naturalist was born in Haiti, West Indies, on April 26, 1785. He was the son of Captain Jean Audubon and Rabin, a Creole woman. His two major works were "The Birds of America" and "The Quadrupeds of North America." He had two sons, Victor Gifford and John Woodhouse, who became artists in their own right. He died at his home in New York City, on January 27, 1851. : Audubon's most celebrated work, "The Birds of America" in the octavo edition contains 500 handcolored lithographs, the first edition was published 1840 to 1844, later editions exist and were printed after 1850.
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CONDITION: Good condition with original color.
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