Lazuli Finch

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

Six birds are depicted on branches of a bare tree with budding leaves. The illustration's color palette consists of browns, yellows, pinks, and hints of blue against a neutral background. At the top sits a small brown and blue bird on the highest branch. Below, a bird with pink, brown, and white plumage perches. Further down, a bird with rich brown and pink colors is situated. To the bottom left, a bird with a yellow chest and black wings perches, and near the center, a bird with brown and black wings with a hint of yellow stands. In the lower right, a brown bird with a white speckled belly sits. The tree branches extend vertically through the center of the image, supporting the birds at varying heights.

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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

    1945.8.424

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Birds of America, no. 424


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1827

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

Wikidata ID

Q65083828

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