American Flamingo
1838
Artist, American, born England, 1793 - 1878

Artwork overview
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Medium
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 87.63 × 58.58 cm (34 1/2 × 23 1/16 in.)
plate: 97 x 65 cm (38 3/16 x 25 9/16 in.)
sheet: 101.3 x 68.3 cm (39 7/8 x 26 7/8 in.) -
Accession
1945.8.431
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Catalogue Raisonné
Birds of America, no. 431
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Mrs. Walter B. James, NY; gift to NGA 1945
Associated Names
Exhibition History
2005
Audubon's Dream Realized: Selections from "The Birds of America". The National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2005.
2016
Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Gallery in Prague, Prague 1; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2016 - 2017, no. 21.
Bibliography
1827
Audubon, John James. The Birds of America. London: 1827-1838.
2016
National Gallery of Art. Highlights from the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Washington, 2016: 198, repro.
Wikidata ID
Q65083866