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Yellow-headed Blackbird, Female Blackbird, and Female Cape May Warbler

Alexander Lawson after Titian Ramsay Peale

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of three birds perched on branches. The image includes a larger bird with dark brown feathers and a yellow chest on a branch, a second bird with a bright yellow head and black body on the ground, and a smaller speckled bird with light brown tones reaching out to catch an insect. There is sparse vegetation with a small sprig of grass next to the branch, in the style of John James Audubon.

Artwork Details

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