AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851), Trumpeter Swan (Young), (Plate 376), 1827–1838

JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785 - 1851)

Trumpeter Swan (Young), Plate 376

From the Birds of America

Aquatint engraving with original hand color

London: Robert Havell, 1827–1838

Paper size: 26 x 39 1/8 in.

Frame size: 36 x 48 1/2 in.

“At New Orleans, where I made the drawing of the young bird here given, the Trumpeters are frequently exposed for sale in the markets, being procured on the ponds of the interior, and on the great lakes leading to the waters of the Gulf of Mexico... The waters of the Arkansas and its tributaries are annually supplied with Trumpeter Swans, and the largest individual which I have examined was shot on a lake near the junction of that river with the Mississippi.” - John James Audubon