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File:John James Audubon - Great American Cock (Wild Turkey).jpg

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Artist
John James Audubon  (1785–1851)  wikidata:Q182882 s:en:Author:John James Audubon q:en:John James Audubon
 
John James Audubon
Alternative names
Birth name: Jean-Jacques-Fougère Audubon
Description American ornithologist, naturalist, hunter and painter
Date of birth/death 26 April 1785 Edit this at Wikidata 27 January 1851 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Les Cayes (Haiti) New York City
Work location
Louisville, New Orleans, New York City, Florida
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q182882
William Home Lizars  (1788–1859)  wikidata:Q1616131
 
Description British painter and printmaker
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Date of birth/death 4 May 1788 Edit this at Wikidata 30 March 1859 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Edinburgh Edinburgh
Work location
Edinburgh Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q1616131
Description
English: Great American Cock, male, VULGO (Wild Turkey) Meleagris gallopavo
Date 1825
date QS:P571,+1825-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium hand-colored engraving on paper
Dimensions height: 39.6 in (100.6 cm); width: 26.2 in (66.6 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,39.625U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,26.25U218593
institution QS:P195,Q4985660
Current location
Whitney Gallery of Western Art Collection
Accession number
7.86
Credit line Bequest of Robert D. Coe
Notes John James Audubon, artist (1785-1851) William Home Lizars, engraver (1788-1859) Great American Cock, Male 1826, hand-colored engraving Bequest of Robert D. Coe John James Audubon became one of the finest artist/naturalists of the world. He earned his reputation with the large folio-sized publication, Birds of America. This print was the first image in the book, extraordinary for its detail and sense of life
Source/Photographer Whitney Gallery of Western Art
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