A color print of a male wild turkey standing in tall grass.

Great American Cock Male-VULGO (WILD TURKEY-) Meleagris Gallopavo

John James Audubon (1785-1851)

Date

1826, printed 1827
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Engraving with applied watercolor
Contributors

Engraved by William Home Lizars

Hand colored by Robert Havell Jr.

Printed by William Home Lizars
Dimensions

39 5/8 x 26 5/8 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
u.c.: PLATE I.
l.l.: Drawn by J. J. Audubon, M.W.S.
l.c.: Great American Cock Male--VULGO (WILD TURKEY--) Meleagris Gallapavo.
l.r.: Engraved by W.H. Lizars Edinr.
Credit Line

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

1965.24
Copyright

Public domain

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