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Cock of the Plains
Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(United States, 1785 - 1851)
Date1837
MediumHand-colored engraving
Dimensionsimage: 25 × 38 in. (63.5 × 96.5 cm)
frame: 36 1/4 × 47 3/4 in. (92.1 × 121.3 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Terms
Object numberM1996.041
DescriptionTwo birds stand facing each other on rocks. The bird on the right bends down to the ground, the bird on the left looks out in the distance. Havell edition (Double-Elephant Folio). Plate CCCLXXI.Status
Not on viewJohn James Audubon