Florida Jay, Plate 87
1830
About this artwork
This plate from John James Audubon's Birds of America series depicts two Florida Jays alongside branches bearing persimmon fruits. The work was engraved, printed, and hand-colored by Robert Havell Jr. in London.
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John James Audubon's monumental Birds of America is renowned for its life-sized illustrations of North American birds. To bring his vision to print, Audubon collaborated with skilled engravers like Robert Havell Jr., who meticulously translated Audubon's watercolors into engravings and then hand-colored thousands of prints, a colossal artistic and scientific undertaking for its time.
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Florida Jay, Plate 87
John James Audubon, 1830
