John James Audubon
ArtistStudio of
Charles DeForest Fredericks
(American, 1823-1894)
CultureAmerican
Date1860s-1870s
MediumAlbumen
DimensionsOverall, Support: 4 x 2 3/8 in. (10.2 x 6 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (8.9 x 5.4 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (8.9 x 5.4 cm)
InscribedLogo printed on reverse: "C. D. FREDERICKS & CO / 587 / Broadway, / NEW YORK. / 108 Calle de la Habana, / HABANA. / 31 Passage du Havre, /PARIS.'. Written in pencil, top reverse: "John Audabon". Written in ink on mount below image: "John Audubon".
Credit LineMuseum purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr.
Object number90.119
Not on view
DescriptionThis albumen carte de visite is a half-length portrait of John James Audubon (1785-1851), ornithologist, artist, naturalist, writer. This CDV is from C. D. Fredericks & Co., New York, Havana, and Paris. The mount is rectangular; the face of the card is bordered by double blue lines.
