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Oriolus Spurius, Orchard Oriole, Female, and Males of the Second and Third Years, Male in Complete Plumage, Egg of the Orchard Oriole, Egg of the Baltimore Oriole

Alexander Wilson (1766-1813)

Object Details

  • Date

    1808-1814

  • Object Type

    Prints

  • Medium

    Engraving with applied watercolor

  • Contributors

    Engraved by Alexander Lawson

  • Dimensions

    Image: 12 3/16 x 9 5/16 in.
    Sheet: 14 3/16 x 10 1/2 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    l.l. to l.r. engraved on stone: Oriolus Spurius, Orchard Oriole. 1. Female. 2. and 3. Males of the second and third years. \ 4. Male in complete plumage. a. Egg of the Orchard Oriole. b. Egg of the Baltimore Oriole.

    l.l. engraved on stone: Drawn from Nature by A Wilson.

    l.c. engraved on stone: 4

    l.r. engraved on stone: Engraved by A Lawson

  • Credit Line

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

  • Accession Number

    2002.25

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
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