Blue-head Pigeon
Blue-head Pigeon

Currently not on view

Blue-head Pigeon,

1833

John James Audubon, 1785–1851; born Les Cayes, Haiti; died New York, NY
x1961-58

Information

Title
Blue-head Pigeon
Dates

1833

Maker
John James Audubon
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 53.5 x 66.7 cm (21 1/16 x 26 1/4 in.) sheet: 63.4 x 96.5 cm (24 15/16 x 38 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Oscar B. Huffman
Object Number
x1961-58
Inscription
At bottom left: Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon, FRS, FLS; at bottom r.: Engraved, Printed & Coloured by R. Havell, 1833
Culture
American
Type
engravings, prints
Subject
ornithologists, studies (visual works), pigeons

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