Cardinal Grosbeak and Red Tanager, from the book American Ornithology
Alexander Lawson, American, 1773 - 1846, after Alexander Wilson, English, 1766 - 1813
1808-1814
Hand colored engraving on wove paper
Sheet: 15 3/4 × 11 7/8 in. (40 × 30.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
PR.X.300.2
Publisher
Bradford and Inskeep, Philadelphia
Geography/Culture
Europe, Great Britain
Period
19th century
Object Name
Classification
Not on view
Inscription
Inscribed, lower left: Drawn from Nature by A. Wilson; lower right: Engraved by A. Lawson; lower left to right: 1. Cardinal Grosbeak. 2. Female & Egg. 3. Red Tanager. 4. Female & Egg.
Exhibition History
Nineteeth Century American Prints, Carpenter Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 25-June 12, 1977.
Provenance
Source unknown.
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