Swamp Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Fox-coloured Sparrow, and Loggerhead Shrike
Date1828
After work by
Alexander Wilson
(1766-1813)
Engraver
Alexander Lawson
Compiler
George Ord
MediumBlack and white line engraving and etching with period color
DimensionsOH: 17 1/8" x OW: 14"
Credit LineGift of Barnett Shepherd
Object number2018-269,51
DescriptionLower margin: "Drawn from Nature by A. Wilsonl/ Engraved by A Lawson./ 1. Swamp Sparrow. 2. White-throated Sp. 3. Savannah Sp. 4, Fox-coloured Sp. 5. Loggerhead Shrike./ 22"Label TextPlate from the folio accompanying George Ord’s second edition of Alexander Wilson, ‘American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States,’ (Philadelphia: Harrison Hal, New York, Collins & Co, 1828)
20th Century
ca. 1790
1800
1800-1815
1739-1760
January 31, 1806 (dated)
June 25, 1799