Passenger Pigeon, Blue-mountain Warbler, and Hemlock Warbler

published 1808-1814

John G. Warnicke after Alexander Wilson

Associated Names
John G. Warnicke

Artist, American, died 1818

Alexander Wilson

Artist After, American, 1766 - 1813

This is a painting of three birds - a pigeon and two smaller birds. The illustration shows a large pigeon perched on a tree stump with detailed plumage of blue, brown, and gray, and a reddish eye. In the foreground, two smaller birds are perched on a branch with bright yellow feathers and black and white accents on their wings and backs. The leaves on the branch are green. The composition and detail reflect a realistic and scientific approach to ornithological illustration.

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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: 26.1 x 33.8 cm (10 1/4 x 13 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 29.2 x 37.6 cm (11 1/2 x 14 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.163.13

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 J.G.Warnicke.; lower center in plate: 1. Passenger Pigeon. 2.Blue=mountain Warbler. 3. Hemlock W.; lower right in plate (mirror image): 44

Wikidata ID

Q74894641

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