Crested Grebe
Artist
John James Audubon
(American, 1785 - 1851)
Date1839-1844
MediumLithograph, hand colored
Dimensions16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Michael Cadoux
Object number2010.15.3
DescriptionPodiceps cristatus (Crested Grebe); two birds in water, both birds have black-brown wings and white feathers underneath and long necks; the bird in front also has orange flanks and coloring on the side of its head. From "Birds of America, From Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories", Ocatavo Edition, New York and Philadelphia: J. J. Audubon and J.B. Chevalier, 1839-1844.
