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Hermit Thrush

John James Audubon

National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts a bird perched on a portion of a branch in the center, surrounded by blank beige paper. The bird is facing the left, and it has brown plumage on its head and wings, white feathers with black spots on its chest, and a faint red color on its tail. The branch it is perched on is white with thin gray lines. At the bottom of the painting, there are a few lines of handwritten text.

Artwork Details

Date
1820
Medium
black chalk, watercolor, and gouache over graphite
Dimensions
3509 × 5192 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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