12/2/2023 0 Comments Audubon downy woodpecker![]() ![]() It is approximately 250 mm (9.8 in) in length with a 380 mm (15 in) wingspan. Book.The hairy woodpecker ( Leuconotopicus villosus) is a medium-sized woodpecker that is found over a large area of North America. Audubon's "little work," as he called it, was a great success, attracting nearly 1,200 subscribers and becoming the format through which Audubon's ornithology was most widely disseminated in the nineteenth century. It was beautifully printed and colored by John Bowen of Philadelphia (with the exception of Pl.136 - Pl.150 adeptly executed by Endicott in New York), one of the finest American lithographers of his day, and issued in 100 serial parts over a five-year span. The octavo edition was expanded to 500 plates, and included the text of Audubon's "Ornithological Biography." Because it incorporates Audubon's text and several new plates, this edition is also considered the first complete edition of Audubon's Birds of America, as well as the first American edition. ![]() In the introduction to the first part of his reduced format edition, Audubon wrote that he had "been frequently asked, for several years past, by numerous friends of science, both in America and Europe, to present to them and to the public a work on the Ornithology of our country, similar to my large work, but of such dimensions, and at such price, as would enable every student or lover of nature to place it in his Library." All of the birds from Audubon's original folio aquatints were reduced by camera lucida for lithography by the artist's son John Woodhouse, and new species were added. Even before the double elephant folio edition had been completed, Audubon was planning the octavo edition in order to make his magnificent Birds of America available to a wider spectrum of people. The celebration of this quintessentially American work, and the enterprising, talented artist who created it, has grown steadily since the time of its publication. The artist's tireless efforts and remarkable talent culminated in the publication in London of his 435-plate Birds of America (1827-1838), undoubtedly the greatest work on birds ever produced. His style and his persona were much like the notion of America itself: ambitious, animated, larger than life. This venture grew out of a genuine and passionate interest in his subjects, and Audubon determined not only to complete a project that no one else had undertaken, but to approach it in an entirely innovative manner. A tireless entrepreneur, John James Audubon devoted himself to an unprecedented project, becoming the first to attempt the seemingly insurmountable task of documenting all the bird life of North America. From the First Octavo edition of the Birds of America, From Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories. ![]() Seller Inventory # audubonfirst263īook Description No Binding. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. Some of the plates exhibit light text offset, toning, or scattered fox marks which is common to Audubon's works. The work is in fair to very good condition overall. "Birds of America" is one of the best examples of hand-colored work in America and is highly collectible. John James Audubon (1785-1851) is perhaps the most famous of early American naturalists. The first edition was the only one to be completed using strictly hand-coloring. Prints from "Birds of America" are amongst the most sought after and collectible of hand-colored American prints. The lithography and hand-coloring was completed by J. The work was completed under the direct supervision of J. This hand-colored lithograph comes from John James Audubon's first octavo edition of "Birds of America" published from 1840 to 1844. Here are our closest matches for Downy Woodpecker by John James Audubon. We're sorry this specific copy is no longer available. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |