Smew or White Nun

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 birds against a backdrop of a mountainous landscape. One bird is flying and the other is swimming. The flying bird is a Smew duck with black and white plumage and red eyes. The swimming bird is also a Smew with a red-brown head. The water has gentle ripples and the background shows a mountainous landscape with layered ridges. The sky is a pale blue color.

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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

    1945.8.347

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Birds of America, no. 347

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1827

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

Wikidata ID

Q65083511

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