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Wood Pewee

Robert Havell after John James Audubon

National Gallery of Art

A bird perched on a branch with white blossoms and green leaves. The bird has a brown body, a greenish-brown head, and black feathers with white streaks on its wings. The colors in the image include natural earth tones like browns and greens, as well as bright white for the flowers. The branch extends diagonally from the lower right to the upper left of the image, with the bird facing right, situated in the middle of the branch surrounded by the leaves and flowers.

Artwork Details

Date
1831
Medium
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
Dimensions
1548 × 2438 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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