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William Home Lizars after John James Audubon

Great American Cock, 1827

Not on View

series Title

The Birds of America: Plate I

Medium

hand-colored etching on Whatman paper

Dimensions

sheet: 99 x 64.5 cm (39 x 25 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Walter B. James

Catalogue Raisonné

Birds of America, no. 1

Accession Number

1945.8.1

Artists / Makers

William Home Lizars (artist) Scottish, 1788 - 1859

John James Audubon (artist after) American, 1785 - 1851

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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. 19.

Bibliography

1827: Audubon, John James. The Birds of America. London: 1827-1838.

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