Maria's Woodpecker

1838

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 a tree with woodpeckers perched on its branches. The color palette includes blacks, whites, browns, and subtle shades of red and yellow on the birds. One woodpecker has a red accent on its head, and another is looking upwards. Other woodpeckers are scattered on the branches, some with their heads facing downwards and others facing forward. The background is off-white.

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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

    1945.8.417

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Birds of America, no. 417

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1827

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

Wikidata ID

Q65083791

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