Fork-tailed Gull

1835

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 painting of two birds near a body of water. The scene depicts a large bird standing atop a rock with a smaller bird to its left. The larger bird has grey and white plumage with a black ring around its neck and a yellow-tipped black beak. The smaller bird is pecking or foraging with its beak on the sandy ground. Seashells are visible on the ground. The background shows tranquil water, a distant shoreline, and a sky with soft clouds. The style is similar to that of John James Audubon.

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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

    1945.8.285

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Birds of America, no. 285

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1827

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

Wikidata ID

Q65083272

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