Description
The Pinnated Grouse, as Audubon called it, was very common when he first started keeping journals. He found it to be one of the most abundant species in Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri. However, within his lifetime, they became very scarce.
Now this species is extremely rare. Its range is greatly reduced due to habitat loss.
This species is now referred to as the Great Prairie Chicken. Greater Prairie Chickens were originally found in undisturbed, tallgrass prairies. Audubon’s illustration includes two males pursuing a female, with a beautiful Tiger Lily in the foreground. The background depicts how a prairie historically appeared.
The Princeton Edition was printed on heavy, acid free, museum-quality paper using specially designed archival inks. This is an “offset lithograph” – not a “giclee” poster or inexpensive inkjet print. It was created by highly-skilled printers using traditional printing presses, and up to a dozen metal printing plates were used in the complex process.
The result is a truly exceptional print of Audubon’s masterful artwork, unlike anything else available on the market. The printing is so fine that it is indistinguishable from the stone lithograph prints created by Audubon in the 18th century. This is a fine art edition strictly limited to 1500 prints. All Princeton’s are hand numbered and bear an embossed seal in the lower margin of the print.
As seen in the New York Times.
