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Golden-Crowned Thrush

Robert Havell after John James Audubon

National Gallery of Art

The image displays two birds surrounded by branches and foliage. One bird is brown with a lighter underside perched on a log, while the other bird, primarily white with black stripes, is shown in flight. The color palette consists of earthy tones, with pops of red and orange from berries and mushrooms. The setting features a natural backdrop with the log at the bottom, leaves emerging from it, and the flying bird in the upper right corner among greenery and berries.

Artwork Details

Date
1832
Medium
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
Dimensions
1540 × 2431 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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