Wilson's friends counter charged that Audubon was "inspired' (my word) by several of Wilson's paintings. The previous post has illustrations of the Bald Eagle by both Wilson and Audubon. Wilson's painting is without question the earlier painting.
Audubon's Mississippi Kite was cited as another example of Audubon being "inspired" by Wilson. Again, Wilson's painting is definitely the earlier painting. Here are the two illustrations. What do you think? Did Audubon copy Wilson?
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| Wilson's Mississippi Kite |
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| Audubon's Mississippi Kite |
3 comments:
Maybe he copied, maybe not.. The second illustration is much more detailed thought!
Chris -- Pretty close to each other in design -- tough call -- barbara
They are almost exact duplicates of each other. I flipped Wilson's horizontally, selected the bird, copied and pasted it on Audubon's. The tail and body are the same. The head is positioned a little differently but is also a close duplicate. Doubt it's a coincidence.
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