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American Bittern from the portfolio Birds of America
American Bittern from the portfolio Birds of America
Image courtesy of the John James Audubon Center, Audubon, Pennsylvania

American Bittern from the portfolio Birds of America

Artist (American, 1785–1851)
Printer (British, 1793–1878)
Date1836
MediumHand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching on paper
DimensionsSheet: 23 3/4 × 38 inches (60.3 × 96.5 cm)
Plate: 22 3/4 × 28 1/8 inches (57.8 × 71.4 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineGift of the Richard B. Anderson Family Foundation
Object number2016.9.33
Collections
  • ART OF THE UNITED STATES
  • WORKS ON PAPER