A color print of four birds, two gray and two iridescent purple, on a bare branch on which hangs a gourd containing a nest.

Purple Martin, Hirundo purpurea. Linn.

John James Audubon (1785-1851)

Date

ca. 1827-1838
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Engraving and aquatint with applied watercolor
Contributors

Engraved by R. Farrell

Printed by R. Farrell

Hand colored by R. Farrell
Dimensions

39 1/8 x 26 7/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
u.l.: No.5.
u.r.: PLATE XXII.
l.l.: Drawn from Nature and Published by John J. Audubon FAS FLS
l.c.: Purple Martin. \ Hirundo Purpurea. LINN. \ Male, 1. Female, 2. \ Calabash.
l.r.: Engraved, Printed and Coloured by R. Farrell.
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

1982.53
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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