Long-legged Sandpiper

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 long-legged sandpipers standing on a coastal landscape. The painting features the two birds standing side-by-side on a rocky shoreline with the sea in the background. The sandpipers are depicted with intricate detailing on their feathers, which display a blend of browns, tans, and hints of red and white. Their long beaks and slender legs are notable. The setting is captured under a pale blue sky that meets the distant horizon.

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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

    1945.8.344

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Birds of America, no. 344

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1827

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

Wikidata ID

Q65083485

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