John James Audubon Decorative Art
American, French, 1785-1851
John James Audubon (April 26, 1785, Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue (later Haiti) – January 27, 1851 (aged 65) Manhattan, New York, U.S.), born Jean-Jacques Audubon, was an American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. He was notable for his expansive studies to document all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural habitats. His major work, a color-plate book entitled The Birds of America (1827–1839), is considered one of the finest ornithological works ever completed. Audubon identified 25 new species.(Biography provided by Graves International Art)
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Creator: John James Audubon
John James Audubon "The Little Owl, " 1834 Havell Edition in Renaissance Frame
By John James Audubon, Robert Havell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created as part of John James Audubon's "The Birds of North America," the single greatest work on ornithology ever produced, this rare print of "The Little Owl, Strix Acadica" is presented in its original full elephant folio size.
Audubon traveled extensively throughout the young United States recording every then known species of bird in 435 plates, each in their true to life scale. From the very rare Havell edition...
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1830s American American Classical Antique John James Audubon Decorative Art
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Audubon's "Little Owl, "1834 Havell Edition in Gilt 19th Century Frame
By John James Audubon
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Created as part of John James Audubon's "The Birds of North America," the single greatest work on ornithology ever produced, this fabulous print of "The Little Owl, Strix Acadica" is presented in a magnificent Renaissance Revival frame.
Audubon traveled extensively throughout the United States recording every then known species of bird in 435 plates, each in their true-to-life scale. From the very rare Havell edition...
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1830s English American Classical Antique John James Audubon Decorative Art
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