Description
It was common in Europe in John James Audubon’s time to refer to hawks as “buzzards”. You will see this illustration sometimes called “Red Shouldered Hawk” or “Red shouldered Buzzard”.
John James Audubon observed that this species mates for life, and also hunts in pairs. He also observed that in certain parts of the country the Red Shouldered Hawks use Spanish Moss in their nest building, and Audubon included in this illustration.
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.
