A study of the American Flamingo from John James Audubon's landmark work The Birds of America (1827–1839).
Audubon depicted birds life-size and true to their natural habitats, often catching them mid-motion in feeding or hunting poses — a radical departure from the stiff, stuffed specimens common to ornithological illustration of his era. The Birds of America remains one of the finest achievements in book art, comprising 435 hand-colored engravings of 497 species.
- Printed on Archival paper, unframed
- John James Audubon, Artist
- © The Historic New Orleans Collection
A study of the American Flamingo from John James Audubon's landmark work The Birds of America (1827–1839).
Audubon depicted birds life-size and true to their natural habitats, often catching them mid-motion in feeding or hunting poses — a radical departure from the stiff, stuffed specimens common to ornithological illustration of his era. The Birds of America remains one of the finest achievements in book art, comprising 435 hand-colored engravings of 497 species.
- Printed on Archival paper, unframed
- John James Audubon, Artist
- © The Historic New Orleans Collection