Yellow-crowned Heron

1836

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 herons perched on a branch by the water's edge. The foreground features two herons with distinct plumage, both posing elegantly on a branch adorned with green leaves. The heron in the lower part displays gray feathers with intricate white patterns, striking yellow legs, and a distinctive black and white head pattern, its beak partially open. The heron above has a more subdued, earth-toned plumage with intricate feather details, standing on one leg. The background shows a serene body of water with a faintly visible landscape.

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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

    1945.8.336

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Birds of America, no. 336


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1827

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

Wikidata ID

Q65083466

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