Townsend's Warbler, Arctic Blue Bird and Western Blue Bird

1837

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 shows five colorful birds perched on intertwining branches with red flowers and green leaves. The birds display a variety of colors, including shades of blue, yellow, brown, and orange. A yellow and black bird is positioned at the top left, a bright blue bird with a reddish underbelly is on the right, a brown and white bird is in the center, a dark bird with blue and brown plumage is at the bottom left, and an orange and blue bird is on the right. The birds are evenly distributed across the branches in different orientations.

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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

    1945.8.393

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Birds of America, no. 393


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1827

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

Wikidata ID

Q65083694

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