Black Tern Audubon Bird Print - Plate 280John James Audubon

This vintage Black Tern print reproduces plate 280 from John James Audubon's nineteenth-century Birds of America, restored as historical wall art for studies, coastal interiors and natural-history gallery walls.

An adult tern stands on a layered stone above quiet water while a pale young bird descends overhead with long, raised wings. The adult's black head and breast contrast with finely engraved gray feathers, reddish feet and the soft blue and yellow of the sky. Distant hills complete the waterside setting, and the caption identifies the adult and young in autumn.

Archive Print Co. restores each illustration for clarity while preserving the character of the original. Each reproduction is printed as a giclée art print on heavyweight 325gsm archival matte paper with archival inks.

Colors may vary slightly between screens and the finished piece; the print will always be richer in person.