Great Tern, Lesser T., Short-Tailed T., Black Skimmer, Stormy Petrel

Alexander Wilson (1766-1813)

Date

1808-1814, printed 1808-1814
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Engraving with applied watercolor
Contributors

Engraved by Alexander Lawson
Dimensions

Image: 9 1/2 x 12 3/4 in.
Sheet: 11 3/8 x 14 15/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l. engraved on stone, below image: Drawn from Nature by A. Wilson.
l.c. engraved on stone, below image: 1. Great Tern. 2. Lefser T. 3. Short-tailed T. 4. Black Skimmer. 6. Stormy Petrel.
l.c. engraved on stone: 60
l.r. engraved on stone, below image: Engraved by A. Lawson.
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of Tobin Clark
Accession Number

2002.23
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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