Carolina Cuckoo, Black-billed Cuckoo, Blue Yellow-backed Warbler, and Yellow Red-poll Warbler

published 1808-1814

Alexander Lawson after Alexander Wilson

Associated Names
Alexander Lawson

Artist, American, 1773 - 1846

Alexander Wilson

Artist After, American, 1766 - 1813

The image shows four birds in various positions on tree branches and the ground. A gray and brown bird sits centrally on a branch, with a smaller bird below it. Another bird with vivid blues and yellows perches on the same branch below the central bird, while a yellow and brown bird is perched higher on another branch. The color palette includes earthy tones and vibrant blues, yellows, and reds. The birds are distributed in different areas of the image, with the gray and brown bird dominating the center, the blue-yellow bird below it, and the other two birds positioned higher and lower on separate branches.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored engraving with etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green

  • Dimensions

    plate: 32.7 x 25.2 cm (12 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 40 x 29.7 cm (15 3/4 x 11 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.163.12


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green, Virginia; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Drawn from Nature by A. Wilson.; lower right in plate: Engraved by A.Lawson.; across bottom in plate: 1.Carolina Cuckoo. 2.Black-billed C. 3.Blue Yellow-backed Warbler. 4.Yellow Red-poll W.; lower right in plate: 28

Wikidata ID

Q74894639

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