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Cock of the Plains
Cock of the Plains

Cock of the Plains

Artist/Maker (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 view
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