

There are three large birds perched on branches and a butterfly flying nearby. The top bird has a yellow and black plumage with white accents, the middle bird has an orange breast with black and white wings, and the bird on the left is mostly brown with white patterns. The lowest bird has vibrant yellow and reddish-orange feathers with black and white markings on its wings. The butterfly is orange with darker spots. The color palette includes yellow, orange, brown, black, and white. The top bird perches on a branch extending from the upper right, with the middle bird positioned slightly below to the left. The brown bird is further down on the branch, and the colorful bird is on the bottom branch, looking upwards toward the butterfly at the center.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1837
- Medium
- hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
- Dimensions
- 1920 × 2858 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
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