A color print of a female wild turkey and her young in a natural setting.

Great American Hen & Young. Vulgo, Female Wild Turkey. Meleagris gallopavo.

John James Audubon (1785-1851)

Date

1827
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Engraving with applied watercolor
Contributors

Hand colored by Robert Havell Sr.

Engraved by William Home Lizars
Dimensions

26 1/2 x 39 3/4 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
u.c.: PLATE VI. No. II.
l.l.: Drawn from Nature by John J. Audubon, F.R.S.E. M.W.S.
l.c.: GREAT AMERICAN HEN & YOUNG. \ VULGO, FEMALE WILD TURKEY.__MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO.
l.r.: Coloured by R. Havell, Senr.
l.r.: Engraved by W.H. Lizars Edinr.
Credit Line

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

1965.27
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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