Object Details
Artist
Joseph Bartholomew Kidd, Scottish, born Edinburgh, Scotland ca. 1808-died Greenwich, England 1889
Copy after
John James Audubon, born Les Cayes, Haiti 1785-died New York City 1851
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Around 1830, John James Audubon commissioned the Scottish artist Joseph Bartholomew Kidd to copy many of his paintings of birds. Audubon hoped to use these paintings in a natural history gallery that would tour England. The project was never completed, however, in part because Kidd took too long to finish the work. In this painting, Kidd directly copied the four birds on a branch from the original illustration, then added a landscape to the background to create an “embellished” painting for Audubon’s proposed exhibition.
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U. S. National Museum
Date
n.d.
Object number
1953.3.4
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
26 1/4 x 20 3/4 in. (66.8 x 52.7 cm)
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Department
Painting and Sculpture
On View
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 5A
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Landscape\plain
Landscape\tree\pine tree
Animal\bird\grosbeak
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1953.3.4