This is a painting of two large billed puffins. The painting depicts two puffins with colorful and large beaks. One puffin stands on a rocky outcrop adorned with barnacles and seaweed, while the other floats in the water. The background features the sea with distant landforms under a softly colored sky. The puffins are illustrated with detailed attention to their plumage and the texture of their environment.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1836
- Medium
- hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
- Dimensions
- 2952 × 2172 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original