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To tell if an Audubon print is an original, research the print using trusted online resources and print catalogues available in many libraries. Learn about the watermark, plate mark, sheet dimensions, paper type, plate marks and signatures found on authentic prints from the series. Then, use this information to evaluate your print. Alternatively, you can have a certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer authenticate your print. Find a selection of John James Audubon prints on 1stDibs.
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Scolopaceous Courlan: An Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "Scolopaceous Courlan", No. 63, Plate 312 from Audubon's "Birds of America, lithographed, printed...
Category
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Male Whooping Crane: An Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored 1st octavo edition lithograph entitled "Whooping Crane, Male, adult", No. 63, Plate 313 from Audubon...
Category
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Night Heron Birds: An Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "Yellow Crowned Night Heron, 1. Adult Male Spring Plumage, 2. Young in October", No. 73, Plate 364 from Audubo...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
American Crow 1858 Chromolithograph by J.J. Audubon Plate, Julius Bien Edition
By John James Audubon
Located in Paonia, CO
American Crow by J.J. Audubon from his Birds of America folio shows an adult male crow in a Black Walnut bush with a nest of a Ruby-Throated Hummingbird in a branch below the crow. This original chromolithograph plate no. 226 is in good condition with a repairable water mark in the image on the left side as can be seen in the photos.
The ” Birds of America” by John James...
Category
1850s Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Brown Pelican /// John James Audubon New Orleans Ornithology Animal Bird Art
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)
Title: "Brown Pelican" (Plate 424, No. 85)
Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo Edition
Year: 1840-1844
Medium: Origin...
Category
1840s Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Bald Eagle Bird: A 1st Edition 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 1st edition John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "White-headed Sea Eagle or Bald Eagle", No. 3, Plate 14 from Audubon's "Birds of America, lithogra...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph


