A color print of 10 mostly red, black, and gray birds in different poses, two of each species, on a bare branch.

Hairy Woodpecker, Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Red-Shafted Woodpecker, Lewis' Woodpecker, Red-Breasted Woodpecker

John James Audubon (1785-1851)

Date

1838
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Engraving and aquatint with applied watercolor
Contributors

Engraved by Robert Havell Jr.

Printed by Robert Havell Jr.

Hand colored by Robert Havell Jr.
Dimensions

39 7/16 x 26 9/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
u.l.: No. 84.
u.r.: PLATE CCCCXVI
l.l.: Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon F.R.S.F.L.S.
l.l.: Hairy Woodpecker. \ PICUS VILLOSUS, Linn. \ 1. Male. 2. Female.
l.l.: Red-bellied Woodpecker. \ PICUS CAROLINUS, Linn. \ 3. Male. 4. Female.
l.c.: Red-shafted Woodpecker. \ PICUS MEXICANUS, Aud. \ 5. Male. 6. Female.
l.r.: Engraved, Printed, and Coloured by Robt. Havell 1838.
l.r.: Lewis' Woodpecker. \ PICUS TORQUATUS, Wils. \ 7. Male. 8. Female.
l.r.: Red-breasted Woodpecker. \ PICUS RUBER, Lath. \ 9. Male. 10. Female.
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Purchase in memory of Amon G. Carter, Jr., Trustee, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, 1961-1982
Accession Number

1982.54
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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