M10310: Great American Cock
Prints
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- M10310
- People
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William Home Lizars, British (Edinbugh, Scotland 1788 - 1859 Jedburgh, Scotland)
After John James Audubon, American (Les Cayes, Haiti 1785 - 1851 New York, NY)
- Title
- Great American Cock
- Other Titles
- Alternate Title: Wild Turkey
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- 1827
- Culture
- British
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/310981
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Hand-colored engraving and etching
- Technique
- Engraving and etching
- Dimensions
- sight: 96.52 x 63.18 cm (38 x 24 7/8 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: in plate, lower left: Drawn by J. J. Audubon M.W.S.
- inscription: in plate, lower center: Great American Cock Male - Ulgo (Wild Turkey --) Maleagris Gallopavo
- inscription: in plate, lower right: Engraved by W.H. Lizars Edinr.
- inscription: in plate, upper center: PLATE I
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- State
- i/iii
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
- Accession Year
- 1943
- Object Number
- M10310
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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