Engraved in 1827 by William Home Lizars after the legendary naturalist John James Audubon, Great American Hen and Young stands as a monumental achievement in classical ornithological illustration. This historic plate, originating from the landmark Birds of America series, captures the maternal protective instinct of the female wild turkey amidst a meticulously rendered landscape of the American wilderness. Lizars' precise copperplate engraving technique translates Audubon's dynamic watercolor study with exceptional graphic clarity and architectural precision. To preserve the historical integrity and original proportions of this masterpiece, every format—including our archival canvas—is finished with a consistent, clean white gallery border. This refined, gallery-ready presentation floats the artwork elegantly without cropping, honoring the classical margins of nineteenth-century natural history folios.
About Your Border
Every format — Fine Art Print, Framed Fine Art Print, Canvas and Framed Canvas — is supplied with a clean white gallery border framing the image on all four sides. The border is sized in proportion to the piece — approximately 10% of the shortest edge on each side (for example, about 3 cm of white border on a 30 cm-wide piece) — so the artwork keeps its standard proportions with no cropping and is ready to hang or frame straight away. If you prefer, you can also place your own mount/mat on top.
Would you like a different border width, a borderless full-bleed version, or any other adjustment? Just let us know within 24 hours of ordering and we'll tailor it for you at no extra cost.
