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Red-Eyed Vireo

Robert Havell after John James Audubon

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a bird perched on a branch with green leaves and small flowers. Above the bird is a spider web with a spider in the upper left corner. The color scheme includes greens, browns, and cream tones. The branch extends from the lower right to the upper left corner, with the bird perched midway and the spider positioned above it.

Artwork Details

Date
1832
Medium
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
Dimensions
1542 × 2407 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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