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Esquimaux Curlew/Great Marbled Godwit



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Title

Esquimaux Curlew/Great Marbled Godwit

Creator

John James Audubon

Creator Biography

b. 1785, Les Cayes, Santo Domingo (Haiti).
1795-1796- Student of Jacques-Louis David in Paris.
1838- Completed The Birds of America
d. 1851, New York, NY.

Inscription

No. 13-7. PLATE 357.
Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F, R, S, F, L, S.
Esquimaux Curlew, NUMENIUS BOREALIS. Lath. Male, 1. Female, 2.
No. 13-8. PLATE 353.
Great Marbled Godwit. 1 Male. 2 Female. LIMOSA FEDOA. Vieill.
Chromolith.y by J. Bien, New York, 1860.

Date Created

1860

Century

19th

Item Dimensions

101.5 cm h x 69 cm w

Medium

print

Materials

ink on paper

Techniques

chromolithography

Photo Number

20120327

Bibliography

John James Audubon Biography
http://www.artnet.com/artists/john-james-audubon/biography

Creator Last name

Audubon

Creator First Name

John