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John James Audubon

20 works

John James Audubon (1785-1851) was an American naturalist and painter whose The Birds of America showed North American birds at life size, engraved by Robert Havell. Read more

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Two peregrine falcons on a slope with a dead duck and feathers, with hills and clouds in the background.

Peregrine Falcons (Duck Hawks)

c. 1827

Painting of a large sea eagle perched on a rock above choppy green water, with a sailing ship in the distance.

Washington Sea Eagle

1836

Painting of a brown sea eagle on a rocky cliff overlooking choppy sea and a distant sailing ship under a blue sky.

Washington Sea Eagle

1830

Engraved portrait of a balding man with curly hair and neckerchief, arms folded on a ledge, with leaves and mountains behind.

John James Audubon

1840

Two purple grackles perched on corn stalks, one brown and one iridescent blue-black, painted in watercolor on aged paper.

Purple Grackle

1785

Two purple grackles perched on a corn stalk beside an ear of corn, painted on aged paper.

Purple Grackle

1780

Oil painting of a cream rooster, a hen at a wooden nesting box, a perched hen, and an egg in straw on a dark background.

Farmyard Fowls

c. 1827

Painting of an osprey flying low over water while gripping a speckled weakfish in its talons, with a cloudy sky.

Osprey and Weakfish

1829

Painting of orchard orioles perched on a thorny branch beside a hanging woven nest, with a distant hillside landscape.

Orchard Oriole

1830

Painting of an osprey in flight carrying a weakfish in its talons over a pale coastal landscape.

Osprey and Weakfish

1829

Painting of a cream rooster and hens around a wooden nesting box with straw and an egg, on a dark background.

Farmyard Fowls

1827

Three black-backed woodpeckers with yellow crowns climb a diagonal tree trunk with autumn leaves against a pale sky.

Black-Backed Three-Toed Woodpecker

1831

Watercolor of a male black grouse with blue-black plumage and a female crouching among ferns and grass.

English Black Cocks

1828

Watercolor of a male and female Cardinal Grosbeak perched on a leafy branch, with handwritten labels below.

Cardinal Grosbeak

1810

Drawing of two towhee birds, one brown and one black with white wing patches, perched on a pale log.

Towhee Bunting

1810

Two hares on a grassy hillside, one white and one gray, with mountains and cloudy sky behind them.

Arctic Hare

1841

Watercolor of a hermit thrush perched on a branch, with speckled breast and rusty tail, on cream paper.

Hermit Thrush

1820

Watercolor drawing of a blue warbler perched on a branch with red flowers and green leaves, with handwritten labels.

Blue Yellow Back Warbler

1812

Two orange-bellied squirrels, one hanging upside down, climbing a tree branch with green leaves and nuts on a pale background

Orange-Bellied Squirrel

1830

Hand-colored plate of a Canada lynx crouching on a mossy log with foliage behind it.

Canada Lynx

1830

John James Audubon (1785-1851) was an American naturalist and painter whose The Birds of America showed North American birds at life size, engraved by Robert Havell. Browse 20 works by John James Audubon from 5 museums, free to download in HD.