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Band-tailed Pigeon

Robert Havell after John James Audubon

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of two band-tailed pigeons perched on a flowering branch. The illustration shows two pigeons with banded tails, sitting on a branch with leaves and flowers. The background is plain.

Artwork Details

Date
1837
Medium
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
Dimensions
3192 × 4257 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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