Description: (After) J.J. Audubon, ''No. 92, Plate 459, Leach's Petrel-Forked Tailed Petrel, 1. Male 2. Female, Lith Printed & Col by JT Bowen, Philad." This color lithograph measures 6.5" x 10.5" (image) and with gilt frame and suede mat under glass, the measurements are 17" x 18." It is "after" the 1840-1844 Octavo Edition of Audubon's work. Ships free in the USA. Plate 459, LEACH'S PETREL-FORKED TAILED PETREL, The Octavo Editions, called "THE BIRDS OF AMERICA" from "Drawings Made in the United States and its Territories," was published in seven volumes by the author and J.B. Chevalier, New York and Philadelphia, 1840-1844. The Octavo series measures 1/8 the size of the Double Elephant Portfolio. Unlike the original Havell edition, this was issued with text and was considerably smaller--about 10.5" x 6.5." The plates, lithographed in color, measure, again, 10.5" x 6.5." They bear the same legend as the Havell edition except that in the lower right-hand corner, J.T. Bowen is shown as the lithographer. Beginning in 1827, Audubon began to issue the prints for his monumental "The Birds of America," which when completed ran to a total of 435 double elephant folio prints. Because of the continued strong demand for these prints, Audubon had smaller, octavo size editions of these prints issued. Even as Audubon was seeing the last plates of the first edition of "The Birds of America" being finished, he was making plans for the publication of a smaller version. The royal octavo edition, first published in New York and Philadelphia in 1840-44, was such a success that a total of seven editions were completed and issued through 1877. These prints are not simply small replicas of the elephant folio edition. Only one species appears on each plate, and often the backgrounds are simplified. New species of birds and new plants appeared in this edition, and the birds are grouped in a more orderly scientific manner. For his pioneering travel around the United States in search of new subjects in the wild, his lifelike and dramatic style, and his monumental works on the birds and quadrupeds of North America, Audubon is, perhaps, also the greatest American natural history artist.
Price: 249 USD
Location: Sherman Oaks, California
End Time: 2025-01-29T18:36:33.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Features: Framed, Matted
Width (Inches): 18
Material: Lithograph
Height (Inches): 17
Date of Creation: 1831
Artist: J.J. Audubon
Type: Print
