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Blue Yellow-backed Warbler

Robert Havell after John James Audubon

National Gallery of Art

The image shows two small birds perched on a tall, slender stem of a flowering plant with pink and yellow flowers at the top. The birds have blue, yellow, white, and black plumage. The plant has narrow green leaves rising along the central stem. One bird is higher up than the other, with both birds positioned on different leaves. The background is plain and light-colored.

Artwork Details

Date
1827
Medium
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
Dimensions
1445 × 2391 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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