Cooper Hawk and Palm Warbler
Date1828
Publisher
Charles Lucian Bonaparte
1803 - 1857
Engraver
Alexander Lawson
After work by
Alexander Rider
Publisher
Carey & Lea
Publisher
Isaac Lea
1792 - 1886
Publisher
Henry Charles Carey
1793 - 1879
MediumBlack and white line engraving with period color
DimensionsOH: 14 3/8" x OW: 11 1/4"
Credit LineGift of Barnett Shepherd
Object number2018-269,39
DescriptionLower margin reads: "1 Cooper's Hawk/ Falco Cooperii/ 2 Palm Warbler/ Sylvia Palmarum/ Drawn from Nature by A Rider/ 10/ Engraved by Alexander Lawson" Label TextCharles Lucian Bonaparte (1803-1857), "American Ornithology, or, The Natural History of Birds inhabiting the United States, not given by Wilson : with figures drawn, engraved, and coloured, from nature," Volume II (Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Carey, 1828).ProvenanceBefore 2009, Beck’s Antiques (Fredericksburg, VA); 2009, purchased by Barnett Shepherd (Staten Island, NY); 2018-present, given to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
Charles Lucian Bonaparte
February 4, 1836
