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John J. Audubon – Historic Print

John J. Audubon, [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print
John J. Audubon, [no date recorded on shelflist card]. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few images capture their era like this historic print of John J. Audubon. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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John J. Audubon

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John James Audubon, the naturalist and painter best known for *The Birds of America*, is the subject here, shown in a lithograph held in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. The record gives no date, and the shelflist card carries only the surname Audubon as an associated name, so the exact origin of this particular impression is unconfirmed. Audubon (1785–1851) spent decades documenting North American birds in the field, and his large plates, many engraved and printed by hand, made him one of the most recognized naturalists of the nineteenth century. Portraits of him circulated widely during his lifetime and after, so this print reflects the public image of a figure who had become a national name.

Created / published[no date recorded on shelflist card]
Medium1 print.
NotesThis record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Audubon. 1 lithograph.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,100 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-111779

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