Barn Owl, Plate CLXXI from the series “The Birds of America”

Engraver: Robert Havell Jr., English (active United States), 1793–1878
After: John James Audubon, American (born Haiti), 1785–1851
Date: 1833
Material: Hand-colored aquatint, etching, and engraving
Classification: Prints
Collection: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: plate: 33 7/8 x 22 7/8 in. (86 x 58.1 cm)
sheet: 37 7/8 x 25 3/16 in. (96.2 x 64 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Joseph Pulitzer Sr., by exchange
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 77:1953

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