Summer Red Bird

1828

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

The image shows three birds perched on a branch with large leaves and dark berries. The largest bird at the top is bright red with black markings around its wings and tail. Below it is a smaller bird with a yellow body and some dark feathers on its wings. The third bird near the bottom also has red plumage with green highlights on its wings. The color palette includes red, yellow, green, and dark purple. The red bird is at the top, the yellow bird is in the middle, and the third bird is at the bottom left.

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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 31.1 cm (19 1/2 x 12 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 97.2 x 67.3 cm (38 1/4 x 26 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1945.8.44

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Birds of America, no. 44

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1827

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

Wikidata ID

Q65082391

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