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print room: bird prints from other artists/authors
Folio prints from American Ornithology by
Alexander Wilson and Charles Lucien BonapartePlates B1 - B27 (after Rider, Peale, and Audubon from Bonaparte's Supplement)
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Click on the photos for larger images. All prints measure around 13 inches x 17 inches. Please contact us for detailed condition report. If you are looking for a specific bird, let us know, and we'll point you to the correct plate. The bird names used by Wilson and Bonaparte do not necessarily correspond with modern names. The artist's initials (TRP for Titian Ramsey Peale, AR for Alexander Rider, and JJA for John James Audubon) are shown after the plate number. Visit our ordering page to read about our guarantee, and for information on sales tax, shipping, and forms of payment. |
The Bonaparte plates from this edition are not engravings (as were the original plates in Bonaparte's supplement), but rather hand-colored stone lithographs. Apparently the original copper printing plates were not available to Ord and his collaborators. Thus these prints lack plate marks and the sharp lines typical of etchings/engravings. The name of the lithographer is not noted on the prints; rather, the Bonaparte plates are reproduced with the original nomenclature intact, and therefore include engraving credits to Alexander Lawson. Some plates are printed in colors which imparts a rich look. The hand-coloring is of a very high quality as is the lithography. The paper is a somewhat lighter weight than that used for the Wilson plates.
more Porter and Coates: Wilson songbirds and woodpeckers (#1-31)
more Porter and Coates: Wilson raptors and game birds (#32-55)
to background information and early Wilson prints
to print room entrance for Audubon and other artists
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