1. Mottled Owl. 2. Meadow Lark. 3. Black and white Creeper. 4. Pine-creeping Warbler.
Date1832
After work by
Alexander Wilson
1766-1813
Engraver
William Home Lizars
1788 - 1859
Compiler
Charles Lucian Bonaparte
1803 - 1857
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line engraving with period color
DimensionsOH: 8 1/4" x OW: 5 1/2"
Credit LineGift of Barnett Shepherd
Object number2018-269,4
DescriptionLower margin reads: "Drawn from Nature by A. Wilson/ Engraved by W.H. Lizars/ 1. Mottled Owl. 2. Meadow Lark. 3. Black and white creeper. 4. Pine-creeping Warbler./ 19."Label TextFrom Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucien Bonaparte, and William Jardine, 'American Ornithology, or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States, 'Volume 4, (London: London : Whittaker, Treacher & Arnot; Edinburgh, Stirling & Kenney, 1832), pl. 19.ProvenanceBefore 2018, Ruckersville Gallery (Ruckersville, VA); 2013, purchased by Barnett Shepherd (Staten Island, NY); 2018-present, given to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
