This is a print of two Snowy Owls perched the branches of a dead tree. The owls have striking white plumage and piercing yellow eyes, and both are perched on branches of a gnarled and weathered tree on the left. The sky behind them is covered in dark blue-gray clouds. The lower owl is facing the left with its head turned towards us, while the owl above it has its torso facing us and its head turned to the right, its chest fluffed up.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1831
- Medium
- hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
- Dimensions
- 3344 × 5211 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original