Seaside Finch; and Grafs Finch or Bay-Winged Bunting
1858
Artist, American, 1826 - 1909
Artist After, American, 1785 - 1851
Julius Bien after John James Audubon
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
chromolithograph with hand coloring on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet: 68.9 × 101.6 cm (27 1/8 × 40 in.)
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Accession Number
2015.19.2905
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Richard A. Herman, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1984; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Bibliography
1858
Audubon, John James. The Birds of America, Bien Chromolithographic Edition. New York: Roe Lockwood and Son, 1858, pls. 172 and 159.
Inscriptions
Text at top on stone:
No. 1-9. / Plate 172. / No. 1-10. / Plate 159.
Text at bottom on stone:
Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F,R,S. F,L,S. / Seaside Finch / Fringilla Maritima. Wilson. 1. Male. 2. Female. Carolina Rose, Rosa Carolina / Grafs Finsh or Bay-winged Bunting / Fringilla Graminea, Gmel. / Male. / Prickly Pear or Indian Fig. Cactus Opuntia / Chromolithy. by J. Bien, New York 1858.
Wikidata ID
Q77011403