Canada Jay, Snow Bunting, Rusty Grakle, Purple Grakle

Alexander Wilson (1766-1813)

Date

1808-1814
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Engraving with applied watercolor
Contributors

Engraved by Alexander Lawson
Dimensions

Image: 12 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.
Sheet: 14 3/4 x 11 5/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l. engraved on stone, below image: Drawn from Nature by A. Wilson.
l.c. engraved on stone: 1 Canada Jay. 2 Snow Bunting. 3 Rusty Grakle. 4 Purple Grakle. \ 21
l.r. engraved on stone, below image: Engraved by A. Lawson
Verso:
l.l. in graphite: 21
Credit Line

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

2002.20
Copyright

Public domain

The Perilous Texas Adventures of Mark Dion

February 8–July 5, 2020

Part explorer, part historian, and part naturalist, artist Mark Dion retraces the footsteps of several 19th-century Texas explorers, collecting materials to form an exhibition that enhances our understanding of the past and brings it to life in the present day.

Location: Off view

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