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Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Rocky Mountain Anteater, and Female Golden-winged Warbler

Alexander Lawson after Titian Ramsay Peale

National Gallery of Art

Three birds are depicted in the image: a long-tailed grey and black bird with a pale yellow tuft on its head perched at the center, a smaller brown bird standing on the ground with tufts of grass to the right, and a small yellow and grey bird sitting on a branch to the left. The color palette includes shades of grey, black, brown, and yellow. The long-tailed bird is central, with its body extending horizontally, while the brown bird is positioned on the lower right and the yellow and grey bird is on the upper left on a branch intersecting the central bird's branch.

Artwork Details

Medium
hand-colored engraving with etching on wove paper
Dimensions
3616 × 4707 px
Public Domain
Yes
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