John James Audubon
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
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Floral & botanical
Great American Cock (Meleagris gallopavo)
John James Audubon, 1825
A male wild turkey stands among cane plants in this hand-coloured engraving, drawn with the close attention to detail Audubon brought to American birds.
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About this artwork
This is a hand-coloured engraving of a male wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo, standing among cane plants. It is labelled Plate I and carries a printed caption naming the bird as the Great American Cock, with Wild Turkey given as its common name. The plate belongs to The Birds of America, the large-format book of engraved colour plates by John James Audubon, who set out to make a pictorial record of the bird species of North America. William Home Lizars is associated with the engravings. The print is also linked with Audubon's text volumes, Ornithological Biography.
On your wall: The natural subject and the leafy cane setting suit a study, hallway, dining room or cosy sitting room, especially where botanical or natural history prints are already hung.
- Title
- Great American Cock (Meleagris gallopavo)
- Artist
- John James Audubon
- Year
- 1825
- Style
- Floral & botanical
- Shape
- Portrait
Public domain. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
Text based on Wikimedia Commons.
About John James Audubon
John James Audubon was a French-American artist, naturalist and ornithologist. He combined his love of painting with his interest in birds, aiming to record every bird species of North America in pictures. His detailed illustrations were engraved in Scotland and England for The Birds of America, published between 1827 and 1838.
Based on Wikipedia.
Canvas and printing
Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.
Delivery and returns
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