1. Mocking Bird, 2. Egg, 3&4. Male and Female Humming Bird, Nest and Eggs, 5. Towhé Bunting, 6. Egg

Alexander Wilson (1766-1813)

Date

1808-1814
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Engraving with applied watercolor
Contributors

Engraved by Alexander Lawson
Dimensions

Image: 12 5/8 x 9 7/8 in.
Sheet: 17 x 13 13/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l. engraved on stone, below image: Drawn from Nature by A. Wilson.
l.r. engraved on stone, below image: Engraved by A. Lawson.
l.l. to l.r. engraved on stone, below image: 1. Mocking Bird. 2. Egg. 3. & 4. Male and Female Humming Bird, nest and eggs. 5. Towhé Bunting. 6. Egg.
l.c. engraved on stone: 10
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of Tobin Clark
Accession Number

2002.24
Copyright

Public domain

Tracing the Past: Scott and Stuart Gentling’s Birds of Texas

December 7, 2019–March 8, 2020

Fort Worth artists Scott and Stuart Gentling paid tribute to their artistic predecessors in their watercolors, carefully reinventing historical poses and compositions of birds before inserting them in backdrops of unique Texas landscapes.

Location: Off view

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