Forked-tail Flycatcher

1833

Robert Havell after John James Audubon

Associated Names
Robert Havell, Jr.

Artist, American, born England, 1793 - 1878

John James Audubon

Artist After, American, 1785 - 1851

This is a print of a bird perched on a branch with its back to us, surrounded by blooming white flowers. The bird has a long, forked tail and a mix of blue and black plumage, accented with a hint of yellow on its crown and white on its legs and throat. The bird's brown eye is wide open as it looks upward and to the left. The thin brown branch has several white flowers with yellow centers amidst green leaves and small buds. There is a line of text at the bottom of the print.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Walter B. James

  • Dimensions

    plate: 49.5 x 31.8 cm (19 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 99.7 x 67.3 cm (39 1/4 x 26 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1945.8.168

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Birds of America, no. 168

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2005

  • Audubon's Dream Realized: Selections from "The Birds of America". The National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2005.

Bibliography

1827

  • Audubon, John James. The Birds of America. London: 1827-1838.

Wikidata ID

Q65082826

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