Dusky Petrel, c. 1836 by John James Audubon

Dusky Petrel, by John James Audubon depicts a dusky petrel skimming low across rolling blue-gray swells, its sooty upperparts and white underside rendered in fine, lifelike detail against a hazy coastal horizon. John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) is renowned as the foremost bird artist of the 19th century, celebrated for the life-sized, dynamically posed studies published in his The Birds of America.

Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851). Date: 1836.

Dusky Petrel. Hand-Colored Engraving Reproduction Canvas Print.