This rare antique print perfectly embodies the exuberant nature of the Parkman’s Wren (Troglodytes Parkmanii, a subspecies of the House Wren), as recorded by the renowned naturalist John James Audubon. The bird is named after Audubon’s friend, the Boston doctor and naturalist George Parkman, and this work wonderfully portrays the unique cocked tail and barred feathers of the wren.Audubon painted the male wren with great accuracy, positioned on the delicate stalk of the Forked Pogonia (Pogonia divaricata), a rare type of wild orchid. This unusual combination of a small but active bird with rare flora is typical of Audubon’s artworks, as he combined the scientific approach to the subject with artistic compositions. It can either be from the famous Havell edition of Audubon’s birds, Birds of America, or from the more rare octavos.
