This is a painting of two long-legged sandpipers standing on a coastal landscape. The painting features the two birds standing side-by-side on a rocky shoreline with the sea in the background. The sandpipers are depicted with intricate detailing on their feathers, which display a blend of browns, tans, and hints of red and white. Their long beaks and slender legs are notable. The setting is captured under a pale blue sky that meets the distant horizon.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1836
- Medium
- hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
- Dimensions
- 2759 × 1770 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original