This is a painting of a bird perched on a branch with vibrant red seed pods and a green leaf. The artwork features a small bird with gray and yellow plumage sitting on a branch with clusters of red seed pods. The branch also includes a sprig with red flowers and a large, green, serrated leaf at the lower left. The composition is detailed and reminiscent of 18th-century natural history illustrations, similar to the style of John James Audubon.
Artwork Details
- Date
- published 1754
- Medium
- etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper
- Dimensions
- 3422 × 4572 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original