American Coot

John James Audubon

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

John James Audubon (American, born Haiti, 1785–1851). American Coot, 1835. Hand colored engraving and aquatint on wove paper, 21 1/2 x 28 1/4 in. Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Mrs. Carl L. Selden, 1996.157.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

American Coot

Date

1835

Medium

Hand colored engraving and aquatint on wove paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

21 1/2 x 28 1/4 in.

Signatures

Printed notation within plate area: lower left: "Drawn from nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R,S F, L,S"

Credit Line

Bequest of Mrs. Carl L. Selden

Accession Number

1996.157.1

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