This is a print of three blue jays perched on a branch. The birds have bright blue plumage with small areas of white and black, and they are depicted on a gray branch adorned with green leaves and yellow and pink flowers. The topmost bird is using its beak and foot to break open a small white egg, yolk dripping down towards a second bird below that has its wings partially extended and its beak open. The third bird on the left holds a second egg in its mouth. The background behind the birds and branch is off-white paper.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1831
- Medium
- hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
- Dimensions
- 2644 × 3241 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original