Plate 2. Yellow-billed Cuckoo - John James Audubon
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Description
A hand-coloured engraving by John James Audubon, 'Plate 2. Yellow-billed Cuckoo' depicts two birds in their natural habitat, showcasing the artist's blend of scientific accuracy and artistic skill.
This print, titled 'Plate 2. Yellow-billed Cuckoo', is by John James Audubon (1785-1851), the American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. It is a hand-coloured engraving, part of Audubon's ambitious project to document all the birds of North America in his book 'Birds of America'. The artwork depicts two yellow-billed cuckoos perched among the branches of a pawpaw tree. One cuckoo, with its back to the viewer, is shown mid-flight, its tail feathers displaying a pattern of black and white. The other bird, facing right, is perched on a branch, with a butterfly resting on a nearby leaf. The pawpaw tree is detailed with its distinctive large leaves and elongated fruit. The composition is carefully arranged to display the birds in their natural habitat, providing both scientific accuracy and aesthetic appeal. Audubon's meticulous attention to detail is evident in the precise rendering of the birds' plumage and the botanical accuracy of the foliage. The print combines scientific illustration with artistic skill, reflecting Audubon's dual interests in natural history and art.
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Plate 2. Yellow-billed Cuckoo - John James Audubon
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Museum-grade giclée on FSC-certified archival matte paper, with framed and canvas options.
- Paper sizes: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 and B2 (50×70 cm)
- Canvas: XS (20×30 cm) to Large (60×90 cm)
- Frames: black, natural wood, dark wood or white
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Artist Biography
John James Audubon
He was born illegitimate in 1785 in Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), the son of a French merchant and a Creole woman. He was sent to America at eighteen to avoid Napoleonic conscription. He was also a serial fabricator: he claimed his father was an admiral (he was a captain), said his family had been imprisoned in the Bastille (they had not), and invented frontier stories about fighting wolves and sleeping in igloos. He ran a dry-goods store in Kentucky and was jailed for bankruptcy in 1819.
The paintings themselves are extraordinary: precise, dynamic, and composed with a narrative quality that goes beyond scientific illustration. His legacy is contested. The National Audubon Society and several regional chapters dropped his name in 2023 because of his documented history as an enslaver. He died in 1851.
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