Golden-Crowned Thrush

1832

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 displays two birds surrounded by branches and foliage. One bird is brown with a lighter underside perched on a log, while the other bird, primarily white with black stripes, is shown in flight. The color palette consists of earthy tones, with pops of red and orange from berries and mushrooms. The setting features a natural backdrop with the log at the bottom, leaves emerging from it, and the flying bird in the upper right corner among greenery and berries.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Walter B. James

  • Accession Number

    1945.8.143

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Birds of America, no. 143

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1827

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

Wikidata ID

Q65082743

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