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Swamp Sparrow

Robert Havell after John James Audubon

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a small bird on a branch surrounded by large, leafy foliage and a single white flower nearby. The color palette consists of natural greens from the leaves, browns from the bird, and white from the flower.

Artwork Details

Date
1829
Medium
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
Dimensions
1653 × 2569 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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