The Sporting Shotguns of John James Audubon

The great naturalist and 19th Century bird painter John James Audubon used shotguns to down the over 400 birds he painted for his masterworks. This book tracks down the shotguns that Audubon owned and that are still in existence. The book argues that Audubon loved his guns and his artistic creativity emerged from a hunter's mindset. The work shows how Audubon loved shotguns made in England.