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Blue-grey Flycatcher

Robert Havell after John James Audubon

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of two blue birds perched on different branches of a leafy plant. The birds are depicted with blue plumage and detailed markings, set in a natural environment with green leaves and green seeds. The branches provide a lattice structure to the composition.

Artwork Details

Date
1830
Medium
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
Dimensions
1555 × 2398 px
Public Domain
Yes
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