1860's Audubon Original Print of Crested Grebe, J.Bien, Ny in Black Forest Frame

Description

An exquisitely presented antique John James Audubon double-elephant folio chromolithograph Plate 389 No. 6-4 Crested Grebe from Birds of America. … more An exquisitely presented antique John James Audubon double-elephant folio chromolithograph Plate 389 No. 6-4 Crested Grebe from Birds of America. Podiceps Cristatus. Adult male spring plumage 1. Drawn from nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S. F.L.S. Chromolithograph by J. Bien, New York 1860. The antique Black Forest German carved wood frame is outstanding and adds to the overall artistic expression of this important Audubon print.

John James Audubon
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. less